Walter J. Barry

BARRY, Walter J. Walter J. Barry, 82, of 45 Mayfair Drive, a resident of Longmeadow for over 53 years, died Saturday in Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Cambridge, MA. Born and educated in Everett, MA, Walter received his Engineering degree from Tufts University in 1952, and was an employee of Hamilton Standard Co for over 37 years, spending one of the best years of his life as a consultant in Torino, Italy, and retiring as Chief Marketing Engineer in 1988. After retiring from Hamilton, Walter worked at Sunstrand Co of San Diego, CA 1988-1990 as Chief Marketing Engineer. He held numerous patents on aircraft environmental control systems, notably the water separator and the Barry tube. His athletic achievements included: selected for American Legion baseball team, QB for Everett High School football team, first base and pitcher for Tufts University baseball team, and gold medalist in racquetball, Bay State Senior Games. Walter was a communicant of St. Patrick's Church, Springfield, a Navy veteran of World War II, and a life member of the "Woodlawn Owls" of Everett. He is survived by his children, Craig Barry and his wife Meg of Longmeadow, MA, Dianne Barry and her husband David Miller of Westwood, MA, Debbie Gegenheimer and her husband Gary of Oak Hill, VA, and Steven Barry of Windsor Locks; a sister, Joan Dubinski of Forestville; and his grandchildren, Christopher Gegenheimer, Laura, Kevin, and Deirdre Barry, Steve and Johnathan Barry, and Colin Barry Miller and Derek Barry Miller. He was predeceased by his wife, Beverly M. (Sullivan) Barry in 2002. Funeral services for Walter will be held Friday, August 7, at 8:45 a.m. from the Forastiere-Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main St., East Longmeadow, MA, followed by a Liturgy of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Church, 1900 Allen St., Springfield, MA. Burial will follow in St. Michael's Cemetery. Visiting hours at the funeral home are Thursday, August 6, from 4-7 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Jericho, The Bureau for Exceptional Children and Adults, 537 Northampton Street, P. O. Box 1039, Holyoke, MA 01041.