Dixon, Rev. Robert Keith "Tim"

— The Reverend Robert Keith "Tim" Dixon passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020, at the University of Connecticut John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington, Conn. He was 84.

He was born in Delmar to Rebekah (Cooper) Dixon and Harry William Dixon. He was married for 57 years to Linda Silance Dixon, who died in 2019. His brother, Harry William Dixon Jr., passed away in 2018.

Tim graduated from Bethlehem Central High School in 1954, where he played football and was elected senior class president. He attended Hamilton College, where he was a member of the Emerson Literary Society. He pursued seminary studies at Drew University and General Theological Seminary. Tim was ordained as an Episcopal priest in 1961.

He attended the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, and his own ministerial calling took inspiration from the religious and social activism of the Civil Rights Movement.

He served as rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Passaic, N.J. for many years. His time as rector in Passaic is still remembered as an exciting and challenging period in the life of the parish, driven by the activist energies and ideals of the 1960s and ’70s.

In the early 2000s, Tim would serve as priest-incharge at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cohoes. His parishioners in Cohoes remember Tim for his good humor and his many stories about growing up in Lake George, both of which he often used in his sermons.

Tim returned to live in Delmar and began a second career as an insurance agent in 1982. He was the manager of Adirondack Excess Insurance Company in Glens Falls, until his retirement in 2005.

Upon his retirement, Tim and Linda moved to Provincetown, Mass. Tim was an active parishioner at St. Mary of the Harbor Episcopal Church. He enjoyed collecting sea glass during long walks on the beach. Tim and Linda were also regular volunteers at the Soup Kitchen in Provincetown at the United