Edmund William Barry, Jr

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. Edmund "Ed" William Barry, Jr., 86 years old, born in Winthrop, MA at Winthrop Community Hospital on February 3, 1936 (the feast day of St. Blaise) passed away at St. Petersburg General Hospital in St. Petersburg on Saturday evening, June 11, 2022. Ed attended Roxbury Memorial High School for Boys, enrolling in a cooperative printing course in his senior year, landing a printing apprenticeship at Foley Composition Plant, Inc. in September of 1952. He also worked part-time as a compositor for The Boston Globe. Ed Barry honorably served as a corpsman in the U.S. Navy at the US Naval Hospital in Jacksonville, FL from April 1956 to February 1957. After working with children in the US Naval Hospital, Ed dedicated his professional life to educating children. In 1959, Edmund earned an AA in General Education at Boston University Jr. College, a BS in History / Social Studies from Boston University in 1961, an M.Ed. in Guidance at Salem State College in 1967 and a C.A.G.S. in School Administration from Northeastern University in 1971. Starting as a teacher and guidance counselor at Briscoe and Memorial Jr.High School in Beverly, he moved up to Assistant Principal. Ultimately, Ed landed his dream job as Superintendent-Director of the North Shore Regional Vocational School District in Middleton, MA, culminating in the dedication of the Edmund W. Barry, Jr. field in his honor. Edmund was predeceased by his mother, Eleanor F. Douglass, his father Edmund W. Barry, Sr., mother-in-law Linda J. (DiCicco) Kelly and father-in-law John C. Kelly in addition to a brother, James F. Barry a sister, Marie C. Miner and a nephew, Richard J. Barry, Jr. Ed is also survived by two snoodles, Miley and Mac-a-doo. Tennis was a huge part of his life, and Ed and Joan were passionate about playing together. Ed and Joan retired to Gulfport, FL in 2000 and thrived in the community, attending movies, opera, theatre and the symphony. As a couple, they enjoyed participating in and volunteering for many local groups and charities, including the local senior center. Ed and Joan resided in Gulfport, FL from 1997 until moving to St. Petersburg. Services will be held in Winthrop, MA hosted by the Caggiano Funeral Home, please check online for time and dates. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations in his name, Edmund W. Barry, Jr., to the hospital: HCA Florida St. Petersburg, 6500 38th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710.