John Thayer Talbott died peacefully at his home on November 30, 2021. He was born in New York City in 1939, the son of Harold E. Talbott Jr. and Margaret Thayer Talbott …
After his studies at Sewanee University, he was ordained in the Episcopal Church. He served as rector of the Church of the Redeemer in Shelbyville, Tennessee, and St. Augustine’s Church in Washington, D.C., before retiring to Connecticut where he continued his pastoral care and service as Curate at St. Ann’s Church, Old Lyme, and as an interim and supply priest throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut …
While in Washington, D. C., John had the great honor to participate in the memorial service for Justice Thurgood Marshall. The prayer he wrote to honor Justice Marshall’s impact and life’s work is shared annually throughout the Anglican Communion as part of the Episcopal Church Liturgical Calendar …
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