Robert R. Price, III

Robert R. Price, III died peacefully at his Wye River home in Queenstown, Maryland on August 18, 2011. He was 58 years old. Mr. Price was born on March 26, 1953, the son of Robert R. Price, Jr. and the late Nancy Burke Price of Centreville, Maryland. He was a graduate of the Country School, Portsmouth Priory, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Maryland School of Law. He is survived by his two sons, R. Reeves Price, IV of New Orleans, Louisiana and Andrew Warfield Price of Washington, D.C., his father and step-mother Nancy Hammond, his companion Judith Funderburk and her son Jackson Steppe. From 1979 to date he practiced law in Centreville with his father in the firm of Price and Price, LLC. He was a member and past President of the Queen Anne’s County Bar Association, the Second Judicial Bar Association and a member of the Maryland State Bar Association. In addition to his law practice he was actively involved in the community and civic affairs of Queen Anne’s County. From his early years as a junior sailor, Mr. Price has been involved in boating and sailing. From cruising bay and coastal waters to racing in bay regattas and Newport and Bermuda races, he skippered his boats “Sara B” and “Godspeed” with family and friends. For over a decade he held the “Pumpkin Patch Regatta” at his home for the junior Opti sailors. He was a member of and a past Commodore of the Corsica River Yacht Club and the Tred Avon Yacht Club. He was also a member and Rear Commodore of the Cruising Club of America. Mr. Price, 37 years ago received a gift of life kidney transplant from his aunt, Reeves Myers, and he treasured every day it provided. He was a member of the Mother of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Centreville, Maryland. His mother Nancy Burke Price pre-deceased him in 1993 and he was previously married to Judy Warfield. A funeral mass will be at 11:00 AM Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at Our Mother of Sorrow’s Catholic Church, Centreville, MD. Family and friends are invited to a visitation on Monday, August 22, 2011 from 5-7 PM at the family home 325 Sayers Forest Drive, Queenstown, MD 21638. Burial will follow the mass in Chesterfield Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Junior Sailing Programs at the Corsica River Yacht Club or Tred Avon Yacht Club.

Robert R. Price, III

March 26, 1953 - August 18, 2011