Victor John Barbieri

Victor John BarbieriFORT MILL - Victor John Barbieri, 65, died peacefully at CMC-Pineville, May 6, 2014, following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in New York City, Sept. 21, 1948, to Victor Alphonso Barbieri and Angela Barbieri Comotto. He graduated from Tulane University and Loyola School of Law where he played varsity soccer and lacrosse. He practiced law in Denver, Colo., for 25 years specializing in juvenile, child custody and family law. He was awarded the pro bono lawyer of the year in 1991 for his work with the Battered Women's Shelter of Arapahoe County. He began his second career following the move to South Carolina in 2003 as a special education teacher focusing on children with emotional and learning disabilities. Long a strong supporter of his wife's and sons' athletic activities, he was actively involved in lacrosse, coaching club teams and teaching the sport he loved. He expressed his insatiable curiosity and his abundant love of life through wide reading, Italian cooking, European travel, wilderness river rafting and devotion to his family. He is survived by his wife of 35 years, Nancy Nims Barbieri and two sons, William Kenneth Barbieri of Fort Mill and Andrew Nims Barbieri of Columbia. Also, surviving are his mother, Angela Barbieri Comotto of Deerfield Beach, Fla., and siblings, Christine Graziano of Morris Plains, N.J., Dr. Louise Barbieri (Deb) of Morris Town, N.J., Nancy Barbieri Maruggi (Vinnie) of Chester, Md., Celeste Kelly (Mike) of Monkton, Md., and David Barbieri of Deerfield Beach, Fla. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the ETV Endowment of South Carolina, 1041 George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, SC 29201. Memorial services will be private.