Gordon E. Barlow Jr.

Our deepest sympathy to the Barlow family. Mr. Gene taught our daughter, Jennifer, 23 years ago at Smithfield High and she was very challenged by his expertise in math. She is saddened by his passing as we are. We know he will be well remembered by his students. He and his family have been great neighbors and friends throughout the years.
With deepest sympathy..Lorrie & Gary Trout

May God Bless the Barlow Family..Mr.Barlow was a Great Teacher that tought me Math in 1982 and taught me the meaning of "Dog Ears"! He is now in the Arms of the Lord! Amen

To The Barlow Family,
Mr. Gene Barlow was on of my favorite teachers and when ever I would see him, we would still have conversations about his class, my brother, and my teaching career in Surry. Math was always one of my best subjects and I really enjoyed Algebra under Mr. Barlow.

Class of '67: Mr. Gene Barlow was that rare teacher who inspired, presented subject matter in a clear and concise manner, and genuinely was interested in each and everyone of his students. What a wonderful legacy he will leave behind! He imparted so much knowledge to all of his students - we are all better individuals because of this great teacher and humanitarian's influence on our lives. My sincere sympathies to the Barlow family.

I had the good fortune of having Mr. Barlow as an advanced math teacher; and I was always "amazed" at his enthusiasm and ability to relate difficult abstract concepts to the real world. I can only think of ONE professor at the university level who could match his ability to relate to the real world.

Thru Mr. Barlow's capacity to teach at the University level, I was able to "breeze" thru 5 hour freshman calculus at VPI. Thank you, Mr. Barlow!

I had the foresight to contact Mr....

May God be with you at this difficult time. Mr. Barlow was a fine man and a wonderful teacher. He was one of my favorite teachers during my Senior year at Smithfield High School in 1978. He at one point taught all of my brothers, I know this as it was the first thing he informed me as he was taking roll on the first day of Physics class the first day of school.

My condolences to the Barlow family. When my sister, Nancy, called me and said that Mr. Barlow had passed I immediately began to remember the wonderful experiences I had in his Algebra II class, 1974-75. What a master teacher he exemplfied. I can see him now roaming from student to student assisting with problems and not leaving us until he was assured that we had mastered the skill. As a student of Mr. Barlow's in the mid seventies, those were still the early days of total integration in...

Sorry for your loss, may your memories bring you comfort in your time of need as I knew Mr. Barlow and have fond memories of him teaching me in High School. May God Bless you all!

Mr. Barlow was an outstanding teacher who taught all three of our sons at Smithfield High, he was a friend to us, me and Patricia as well. He was always willing to sit down and talk to you about how your children were doing and what you could do to help them improve. He had a way of making you know that he genuinely cared about your child as an individual, which he did. He undestood the learning process better than any teacher I have ever known. I will never forget the day one of my sons came...