Barrett Meiselman

Barrett and Bob Norem interviewed and hired me for a job with the probation department in Modesto which ultimately became my second career. I worked directly for Barrett for just over 15 years and absolutely enjoyed every minute of that job. Those years became the best of my life and I think about those times and the people I met there a lot. I hadn’t been on the job but a couple of weeks or so when Barrett invited me to play with his Bogeys golf group and that introduction led to a whole new...

Barrett was a thoughtful, fair and humorous man. He brought so much to his position at Stanislaus County Probation Department where he served as Deputy Chief. He was a model family man who doted on his wife Sophie and their two daughters. He enjoyed people and civic club activities. His fairness was very evident. He was responsible with his words and deeds. Everyone enjoyed his humor and his deep baritone laughter! Most memorable to me was his ability to foster confidence in those who may be...