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Michael "Mike" Barrett '71 February 26, 2018 9:18 AM updated: February 26, 2018 9:21 AM
Published in (Durham NC) HeraldSun on Feb. 25, 2018
Michael Joseph Barrett(1949 - 2018)
Michael Joseph Barrett
July 2, 1949 - February 21, 2018
Durham
Michael Joseph Barrett, of Durham, NC passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 10:05PM at Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home.
Mike was born July 2, 1949, in Spokane WA and spent his early years in the Houston-Beaumont area of Texas. Growing up he was active in the Boy Scouts earning the rank of Eagle Scout and working as a Ranger at Philmont Scout Ranch. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Texas A&M University. He continued his education at Indiana University, where he received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business.
Following his university education, Mike joined the Navy and served as an A-6 Intruder aviator on the USS Saratoga. He continued his service in the reserves as a Naval Intellegence officer and during Desert Storm was called back into active duty. Mike retired from the United States Naval Reserves as a Commander in 1993.
Mike and his family lived for many years in Hickory, NC where he worked in business management for Siecor and Corning helping to develop new products for which he holds patents. In 2000, he moved to Durham with his wife where he was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Mike is survived by his wife, Gail Barbee Barrett; two children, Elizabeth Rose Barrett (Ted Leopkey) and Michael Richard Barrett (Emily Staton); and one granddaughter, Charlotte Ethel Leopkey. He is also survived by his father, Richard Louis Barrett; one sister, Patricia Smith; and two brothers, Richard Barrett and Paul Barrett. Mike is predeceased by his loving mother, Marion Janet Donovan and sister, Christine Louise Barrett.
Visitation and funeral services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church on Friday, March 2, 2018. Visitation at 10:00AM and funeral services at 11:00AM. Internment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsborro, NC or to Trinity United Methodist Church's Open Table Ministry.
The Barrett family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. To leave condolences, go to www.hallwynne.com. See obituaries.
Funeral Home
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory
1113 W. Main St. Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-6387
Michael Joseph Barrett(1949 - 2018)
Michael Joseph Barrett
July 2, 1949 - February 21, 2018
Durham
Michael Joseph Barrett, of Durham, NC passed away Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 10:05PM at Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home.
Mike was born July 2, 1949, in Spokane WA and spent his early years in the Houston-Beaumont area of Texas. Growing up he was active in the Boy Scouts earning the rank of Eagle Scout and working as a Ranger at Philmont Scout Ranch. Mike received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Texas A&M University. He continued his education at Indiana University, where he received his MBA from the Kelley School of Business.
Following his university education, Mike joined the Navy and served as an A-6 Intruder aviator on the USS Saratoga. He continued his service in the reserves as a Naval Intellegence officer and during Desert Storm was called back into active duty. Mike retired from the United States Naval Reserves as a Commander in 1993.
Mike and his family lived for many years in Hickory, NC where he worked in business management for Siecor and Corning helping to develop new products for which he holds patents. In 2000, he moved to Durham with his wife where he was a faithful member of Trinity United Methodist Church.
Mike is survived by his wife, Gail Barbee Barrett; two children, Elizabeth Rose Barrett (Ted Leopkey) and Michael Richard Barrett (Emily Staton); and one granddaughter, Charlotte Ethel Leopkey. He is also survived by his father, Richard Louis Barrett; one sister, Patricia Smith; and two brothers, Richard Barrett and Paul Barrett. Mike is predeceased by his loving mother, Marion Janet Donovan and sister, Christine Louise Barrett.
Visitation and funeral services will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church on Friday, March 2, 2018. Visitation at 10:00AM and funeral services at 11:00AM. Internment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Durham.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Jim and Betsy Bryan Hospice Home in Pittsborro, NC or to Trinity United Methodist Church's Open Table Ministry.
The Barrett family is under the care of Hall-Wynne Funeral Service. To leave condolences, go to www.hallwynne.com. See obituaries.
Funeral Home
Hall-Wynne Funeral Service & Crematory
1113 W. Main St. Durham, NC 27701
(919) 688-6387
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