IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Robert Bryan
Lantz
January 11, 1936 – July 5, 2008
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Robert Bryan Lantz, 72, Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Maryland Institute of Pastoral Counseling, Inc., died peacefully at his home in Annapolis on July 5, 2008 of natural causes.
Reverend Lantz was born on January 11, 1936, in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio, in 1958, and from the Hamma School of Theology in 1961, when he was ordained a pastor in the United Lutheran Church in America.
Reverend Lantz became a leading practitioner and expert in pastoral counseling, directing programs in clinical pastoral education at Baltimore City Hospitals, the Medical College of Virginia, and the Memphis Medical Center. He taught pastoral counseling at St. Paul's College in Washington, D.C., to Roman Catholic and Protestant seminarians. He founded the Washington Institute of Pastoral Counseling in 1973, which he relocated to Annapolis in 1976 as the Maryland Institute of Pastoral Counseling. He had an extensive private practice and assisted numerous counselees in dealing with professional, vocational, and relationship issues. He also consulted with church congregations, seminaries, and medical institutions, providing guidance in program planning, development, and personnel management.
Reverend Lantz received the highest recognition in his field, certification as a Diplomate, by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Association of Professional Chaplains. He was a supervisor of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Reverend Lantz developed expertise in financial investing and assisted the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA, and St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Annapolis, among other organizations, with building their endowment funds.
He also served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1965 to 1971, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant.
He was an avid boater and enjoyed sailing his boat, the Enterprise, in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and on a yearly trip between Maryland and Florida along the inter-coastal waterway. He was a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club for 40 years and served as Fleet Chaplain. He also enjoyed reading history and biographies, particularly of statesmen and military leaders.
Reverend Lantz is survived by his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Katherine I. Lantz; his sister, Dixie Meister of Mansfield, Ohio; nephew, Brian Meister of Atlanta; niece, Laura Lynn Lyon of Logan, Ohio; and cousins, Colleen Ellis of Chevy Chase and Lantz Ellis of San Diego, California.
Contributions may be made in memory of Reverend Robert B. Lantz to the Amyloidosis Research Foundation, 7151 N. Main Street, Suite 208, Clarkston, MI 48346. You can also contribute online: http://amyloidosisresearchfoundation.org.
The funeral service and interment will be private.
Reverend Lantz was born on January 11, 1936, in Mansfield, Ohio. He graduated from Wittenberg College in Springfield, Ohio, in 1958, and from the Hamma School of Theology in 1961, when he was ordained a pastor in the United Lutheran Church in America.
Reverend Lantz became a leading practitioner and expert in pastoral counseling, directing programs in clinical pastoral education at Baltimore City Hospitals, the Medical College of Virginia, and the Memphis Medical Center. He taught pastoral counseling at St. Paul's College in Washington, D.C., to Roman Catholic and Protestant seminarians. He founded the Washington Institute of Pastoral Counseling in 1973, which he relocated to Annapolis in 1976 as the Maryland Institute of Pastoral Counseling. He had an extensive private practice and assisted numerous counselees in dealing with professional, vocational, and relationship issues. He also consulted with church congregations, seminaries, and medical institutions, providing guidance in program planning, development, and personnel management.
Reverend Lantz received the highest recognition in his field, certification as a Diplomate, by the American Association of Pastoral Counselors and by the Association of Professional Chaplains. He was a supervisor of the Association of Clinical Pastoral Education.
Reverend Lantz developed expertise in financial investing and assisted the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, PA, and St. Martin's Lutheran Church in Annapolis, among other organizations, with building their endowment funds.
He also served as a chaplain in the U.S. Army Reserves from 1965 to 1971, receiving an honorable discharge as a First Lieutenant.
He was an avid boater and enjoyed sailing his boat, the Enterprise, in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and on a yearly trip between Maryland and Florida along the inter-coastal waterway. He was a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club for 40 years and served as Fleet Chaplain. He also enjoyed reading history and biographies, particularly of statesmen and military leaders.
Reverend Lantz is survived by his beloved wife of almost 50 years, Katherine I. Lantz; his sister, Dixie Meister of Mansfield, Ohio; nephew, Brian Meister of Atlanta; niece, Laura Lynn Lyon of Logan, Ohio; and cousins, Colleen Ellis of Chevy Chase and Lantz Ellis of San Diego, California.
Contributions may be made in memory of Reverend Robert B. Lantz to the Amyloidosis Research Foundation, 7151 N. Main Street, Suite 208, Clarkston, MI 48346. You can also contribute online: http://amyloidosisresearchfoundation.org.
The funeral service and interment will be private.
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