Robert Quincy Beard

Robert Quincy Beard (December 7, 1929 – March 8, 2021) was an American Lutheran minister, politician, and elder care executive from North Carolina. A Republican, he represented Catawba County in the North Carolina House of Representatives for three terms from 1969 to 1973. Outside of politics, he had a long career in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and served as president and CEO of Lutheran Services for the Aging in Salisbury, from 1978 to 1992.

Early life and education Beard was born in Statesville, North Carolina, on December 7, 1929, the only child of Robert E. Beard and Nola Jane Hoover Beard. He grew up in the Mount Hermon community of Iredell County and was baptized and confirmed at Mount Hermon Lutheran Church. His funeral was held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Troutman, with burial at St. Martin's Cemetery with full military honors.