The Rev. Robert Vidal Wilshire, retired priest of the Diocese of Long Island, died July 22 of pancreatic cancer at his home in Wilmington, N.C. He was 62.

A native of Newcastle, Australia, Fr. Wilshire graduated from the University of Queensland, St. Francis Theological College and General Theological Seminary. He was ordained deacon in 1961 and priest in 1962. After serving the church in Australia for five years, he immigrated to the U.S. He served as chaplain at House of the Redeemer, New York City, 1967-70; rector of St. Ann's, Sayville, NY, 1970-79, and dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY, from 1979 until his retirement in 1999. He is survived by two sisters and a brother, all in Australia.