The Rev. Dr. Robert J. Lamont, 92, died March 26, 2012, at Palm Garden of Vero Beach.
He was born in Philadelphia and lived at Indian River Estates in Vero Beach for 22 years, coming from Bryn Mawr, Pa.
He received many degrees, including a bachelor of arts in 1941 from Maryville College in Tennessee; bachelor of theology in 1944 from Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey; master of theology from Mount Airy Lutheran Seminary in Pennsylvania in 1947; doctor of divinity from Maryville College in 1954; doctor of theology, Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania in 1954; doctor of humane letters, Geneva College in Pennsylvania in 1959; doctor of letters from Grove City College in Pennsylvania in 1974; and doctor of laws from Ursinus College in Pennsylvania in 1977.
He was ordained by the Philadelphia Presbytery, United Presbyterian Church in the USA, in June 1941.
His first pastorate was at the First Presbyterian Church in Darby, Pa. from 1943 to 1947.
He then served the Narberth Presbyterian Church in Narberth, Pa. from 1947 to 1953.
In 1953, he became the 10th pastor of the historic First Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he served for 20 years.
In 1973, he became president and CEO of Presbyterian Ministers Fund in Philadelphia.
He retired as chairman in 1989.
In 1956, he joined the Rev. Dr. Billy Graham and others in founding the magazine, Christianity Today.
He continued to serve as a trustee for 41 years.
He also served on boards at Grove City College for 33 years, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for 31 years.
He served for 10 years on the board of ACTS Life-Retirement Communities Inc., which owns Indian River Estates.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Edna Lamont; son, Robert J. Lamont Jr.; daughters, Edna Karen Shuter and Joanne Marie Hathorn, all of Vero Beach; sisters, Doris Weikel, of Perkasie, Pa. and Eleanor Latham, of Lansdale, Pa.; one grandchild; and one step-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his sister, Janet (Jenny) Germann.
Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. March 30 at Aycock Funeral Home in Fort Pierce followed by the funeral at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Dr. Leslie Koerselman of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Vero Beach officiating.
Entombment will be at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Fort Pierce.
A guestbook is available at www.aycock-hillcrest.com.
