Charles Wesley Barrier Jr.

1923 - 2007

Charles Wesley Barrier Jr., 83, of Salado, a neurologist, died Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at his home.
Memorial service: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Salado United Methodist Church.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Salado United Methodist Church, 650 Royal St., Salado, Texas 76571, or Lighthouse Hospice, 2913 Williams Drive #320, Georgetown, Texas 78628.
Dr. Barrier was born in Rochester, Minn., on Dec. 10, 1923, to Charles Wesley and Leanora Barrier. He grew up in Fort Worth, where he attended Arlington Heights High School. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in 1942. After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he was active in the Medical Corps of the Navy and then pursued an education in medicine at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston. He was an intern at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago and a neurological resident at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Dr. Barrier returned to Texas in 1961 to become one of the first neurologists in the state. He enjoyed teaching as much as practicing medicine at Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Baylor Hospital in Dallas and Harris Memorial in Fort Worth.
After retiring from medicine, he pursued a variety of activities in Central Texas. This included serving as a medical director at the VA hospital in Waco, a director for the Humanities Institute in Salado, a mentor at the women's prison in Gatesville, a state-appointed advocate for child services (CASA of Bell County) and a board member of the Cen-Tex Rehabilitation Center in Temple. In retirement, he enjoyed acting, golf, travel and intellectual pursuits.
Survivors: His wife of 55 years, Jeanne Pate Barrier; son, Hunter Barrier and wife, Pam; daughter, Jeanne Little and husband, Lew; daughter, Sally Barrier; daughter, Ann Carter and husband, Scott; grandchildren, Bennett and Brett Barrier, Wesley, Anne and Elizabeth Little, Sarah Miller and Allison and John Carter; sister, Ann Barrier Hendricks; and nieces, Ann Penn, Gretchen Patton, Gail Dyess, Brett Meekins and Alason Connell.