In Memoriam: Theresa Khoury Struckus Priest, 1928-2014

Terri Priest, associate professor emerita of studio art at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, died at her home on September 13. She was 86 years old.

A native of Worcester, Priest earned a bachelor’s degree and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She joined the faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in 1978 and taught there for 14 years. She retired from teaching in 1993 and devoted her time to painting and running her contemporary art gallery in Worcester.

Priest’s paintings are displayed in public exhibits throughout the world and in over 300 private collections in the United States.