Kearney Whitsell Barton

Kearney Whitsell BARTON Inventor of the Pacific NW Sound Dec. 29, 1931 - Jan. 17, 2012 Born in Oregon, MO to Rev. and Mrs. Vernon R Barton, the ninth of ten children. His parents named him after the two doctors of the town. Survived by his brother: Arthur of Prescott, AZ, and sisters: PattyAnn of Tukwi la, WA and Lena of Cashmere, WA and many nieces and neph ews. Kearney moved to Seattle after WWII and attended Frank lin HS, Class of 1949. He enjoyed theatre, choir, and fast pitch soft ball. And noted for his wit and hu mor, even in the toughest of times. Sports: He pitched for many fast pitch teams and trained many young pitchers. He held season tickets to UW football, Seahawks, SuperSonics, Thunderbirds, and an original Seattle Sounder in the 1970s. His love for the Hydro cir cuit started as soon as he moved to Seattle, and eventually he trav elled with teams where he was known as "The Cookie Man" bak ing tens of dozens of Oatmeal Rock cookies for the team at each race. Historylink.org File # 8719 tells the story of his Audio Engineer ing career. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame for the North west Music Association in 1992. "Professor Barton" was also very important to the ice skating world by recording the music for many local, national, and international skaters-some of them Olympians, as well as synchronized swim ming. He was a man of many tal ents. Kearney loved to bake and shared his Oatmeal Rocks, Cornelian Cherry Jam, and famous Apple Pies with everyone he was around. He was very proud of his apple orchard and other fruit trees, and his many cats over the years. Memorial Service will be Feb. 11, 2012 at 1pm. First Presbyterian Church, 1013 8th Ave, Seattle WA 98104. Cremation arrangements were through the Neptune Society. Kearney stories most welcome. barton.kearney@yahoo.com. Memorial gifts may be sent to: Columbia Lutheran Ministries, 4700 Phinney Ave N, Seattle, WA 98103.