Alfred Barnes

Alfred C. Barnes ENCINITAS, Calif. - Alfred Cavis Barnes passed away July 28, 2008, following a brief battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Leona; his daughter, Linda Hazel; and son, Alfred Cavis III "Fred" and daughter-in-law Geri; 11 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; his sister and brother-in-law, Geneva and John Stratman of Hamilton, Ohio; and his nieces and nephews and their families. He was predeceased by his parents and sisters, Julia Mounie and Jean Lawrence. Alfred was born in Portsmouth to Alfred Cavis Barnes Sr. and Hazel Wilson Barnes Aug. 19, 1922. He attended elementary school in Port Norfolk and Woodrow Wilson High School and served in the Air Force during World War II and Korea, where he was awarded among other citations, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf Clusters. He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees at Arizona State University, where he earned varsity letters in football and baseball. He taught and coached at several Arizona high schools and at Phoenix College before completing his doctorate at Indiana University. He was a researcher and trainer at Aviation Crash Injury Research in Phoenix and at Arizona State Dept. of Health. He taught at Arizona State University, University of Northern Iowa and at San Diego State University where he retired in 1980. He then joined industry as a safety engineer, retiring again in 1989. Although his residence was in Encinitas, he maintained ties with the Portsmouth area over the years, visiting with family and attending class reunions. A memorial service with full military honors will be held at Fort Rosecrans Cemetery in San Diego.