The Rev. W. Warrin Fry, 79, retired priest of the Diocese of Texas, died May 26 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Fr. Fry was a native of Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from Marietta College and the Philadelphia Divinity School. Fr. Fry was ordained deacon in 1945 and priest in 1946. He served as assistant at Holy Trinity, Philadelphia; priest-in-charge of St. John the Baptist, Clarendon Field, TX; associate at St. James', Baton Rouge, LA; assistant at Trinity, New Orleans; and rector of Trinity, Longview, TX. Fr. Fry also served as chaplain at St. Luke's Hospital and Texas Children's Hospital and, after his retirement, served as voluntary chaplain at Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs. Fr. Fry is survived by his wife, Thelma Austin, two children and six grandchildren.