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Paul Louis McBurney, 70, of Redstone, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2009, at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs.
Dr. McBurney was born in Temple, Texas, Feb.14, 1938. He graduated in 1960
with bachelors of arts and master of science degrees from Baylor University
in Waco, Texas, and received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston in 1965, where he was named Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and
received the Award for General Excellency in Psychiatry.
He moved with his family to Carbondale, in 1973 where he and his wife,
founded the Marble Retreat, a psychiatric counseling center for clergy and
their spouses. As director of the Marble Retreat, Dr. McBurney helped to
counsel over 3,000 church leaders. In 2001, he and Melissa received the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Christian
Counselors. He retired as director of the Marble Retreat in 2003.
Dr. McBurney was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
(ABPN). He wrote numerous articles for publication and authored Every Pastor
Needs A Pastor, Counseling Christian Workers, and most recently, Real
Questions, Real Answers About Sex (Zondervan Book Publishers).
Dr. McBurney was active in the Roaring Fork Valley in many different
capacities, and served as an elder at the Church at Redstone from its
inception in 1977.
He loved camping, hiking, skiing, and traveling, he visited all seven
continents. Also an avid runner, he ran his first marathon in 2003 and his
second in 2008.
Dr. McBurney is survived by his wife of 47 years, Melissa; sons Bruce
McBurney of Tempe, Ariz. and Brent McBurney of Alexandria, Va.; daughter
Andrea Meador of Lewisville, Texas; brother Robert McBurney of Temple,
Texas; sisters Alice Tomlin of Pendleton, Texas and sister Anne Troutman of
Cary, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial gifts to the Marble Retreat,
http://www.marbleretreat.org/index.html or honor Louis by volunteering in
your local church and community, as he did.
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Church at
Carbondale.
Dr. McBurney was born in Temple, Texas, Feb.14, 1938. He graduated in 1960
with bachelors of arts and master of science degrees from Baylor University
in Waco, Texas, and received his MD from Baylor College of Medicine in
Houston in 1965, where he was named Outstanding Student in Psychiatry and
received the Award for General Excellency in Psychiatry.
He moved with his family to Carbondale, in 1973 where he and his wife,
founded the Marble Retreat, a psychiatric counseling center for clergy and
their spouses. As director of the Marble Retreat, Dr. McBurney helped to
counsel over 3,000 church leaders. In 2001, he and Melissa received the
Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Christian
Counselors. He retired as director of the Marble Retreat in 2003.
Dr. McBurney was certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
(ABPN). He wrote numerous articles for publication and authored Every Pastor
Needs A Pastor, Counseling Christian Workers, and most recently, Real
Questions, Real Answers About Sex (Zondervan Book Publishers).
Dr. McBurney was active in the Roaring Fork Valley in many different
capacities, and served as an elder at the Church at Redstone from its
inception in 1977.
He loved camping, hiking, skiing, and traveling, he visited all seven
continents. Also an avid runner, he ran his first marathon in 2003 and his
second in 2008.
Dr. McBurney is survived by his wife of 47 years, Melissa; sons Bruce
McBurney of Tempe, Ariz. and Brent McBurney of Alexandria, Va.; daughter
Andrea Meador of Lewisville, Texas; brother Robert McBurney of Temple,
Texas; sisters Alice Tomlin of Pendleton, Texas and sister Anne Troutman of
Cary, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, please make memorial gifts to the Marble Retreat,
http://www.marbleretreat.org/index.html or honor Louis by volunteering in
your local church and community, as he did.
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 24 at the Church at
Carbondale.
