Barrett Joseph "Barry" Hayes

HAYES, Barrett "Barry" Joseph, 42, of Henrico, Virginia. The gates of heaven opened and Barry took the Lord's Hand on Thursday, December 4, 2008. He loved his family, his fiancee, and her daughter, as well as his many loyal friends. He also loved fishing, music, the Dallas Cowboys, and a good party. Barry was a 21-and-a-half-year heart transplant survivor and courageously fought the good fight. He was a kind and gentle man who never met a stranger. He could make anyone laugh during the worst of times, even in his own. He was a longtime employee of Lippy's Auto Service. He will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him. He was preceded in death by his father, James L. Hayes; brother, J. Lee Hayes Jr.; his maternal grandparents, Barrett Joseph Trainham and Cassie Trainham Hairfield; paternal grandparents, Albert Lee Hayes and Louise Hayes Cardwell. He leaves to mourn his passing his beloved fiancee, Sherri Lynne Hudkins and her daughter, Hannah Mae Hudkins; his mother, Josephine "Jo" Hayes; two sisters, Beth Hayes Traylor and husband, Randy, and Margaret Hayes-Shrewsbury and husband, Kenny; one nephew, R. Lee Traylor Jr.; two nieces, Iris Traylor and Rachel J. Shrewsbury. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, December 6, and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, December 7, at the Mechanicsville Chapel, Bennett Funeral Home, 8014 Lee-Davis Road, and where funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday. Interment Signal Hill Memorial Park.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.