J.P. BARGER

I met Mr. Barger in 1979 when Dynatech had purchased the company I was working at in Albuquerque. I was kind of scared of such a powerful man, but he greeted me with respect.

A very great friend. Many fin

So sorry to hear that JP passed. We connected at a train show and became friends. On many trips thru Connecticut we would meet for lunch. He loved a small Italian restaurant in Branford. We would go back to my house and he would review my latest train purchases. It was amazing that no matter what I had purchased he knew the history of the model. I will always remember the day he told me that I had been placing my reefer hatches backwards and why they were wrong. Just a little tidbit...

My memories of JP were based on our love of trains, especially model trains. However a memory I will never forget was my trip to Boston for a weekend and I got culturized. JP and Mary picked me up at the airport and gave me a quick tour around Boston on the way to their home. JP and I traded train slides that evening and went to the Model train club in the morning before going to Boston Symphony Hall that evening. The next day they took me to The Wang Center to see Swan Lake before flying...

I express my deepest condolences. My years of contacts with JP were learning personally and technically. I remember him gratefully.

Let me write this as though you were here to read it, JP. For the last several months, I have been trying to reach you by phone, since I suspected we were just about the last of the class of '43 at Mahopac HS -- and maybe the last of the summer employees of the Forest House, before we went to different colleges in the fall. Now I understand the recorded "try again later" message I was getting. I know Dick and Ben are long gone, but Kathy (classmate and fellow Forest House...

Requiescat in pace amica meus! Ave at que vale!

I wish to express my condolences, I met your father when I helped him move to his new place, I enjoyed his company and friendship, but I always walked away with more knowledge after each talk I had with him, he will be missed

I'd like to express my deepest condolences. Every encounter with J.P. was full of teaching moments. I never knew what to expect but I always walked away having learned something new.