Glenn D. "Barney" Pilling Jr.

Glenn D. "Barney" Pilling Jr. 1948 - 2009 SOUTH LEE Glenn D. "Barney" Pilling Jr., 60, of Pine St., died peacefully surrounded by his family on Friday morning at home. Born on Aug. 16, 1948 in Stockbridge, the son of Glenn D. Pilling Sr., and Mary F. Cahalan Pilling, he attended Stockbridge Plain School and graduated from Williams High School in 1967, where he lettered in both baseball and basketball. He was also a frequent child model for Norman Rockwell. He was a Viet Nam War veteran, receiving an honorable discharge from the Army in June of 1970. Mr. Pilling trained in Turf Management and Landscape Contracting at University of Massachusetts, Stockbridge School of Agriculture. He and his Life Partner, Joanne Kelly, owned and operated Pilling Landscaping, Inc. since 1981. He was an avid golfer and member of The Stockbridge Country Club, where he caddied as a young man. He treasured the rounds he played with his golfing buddies on many local courses and the trips he made with them to Ireland, Florida, and the Carolinas. He was a volunteer coach of the West Stockbridge Babe Ruth team for many years. He also trained thoroughbred race horses, including Otto Russell, Queen Tigress and Kicking High, across the northeast and mid-Atlantic states. He leaves his Life Partner, Joanne Kelly of South Lee; his daughter, Melanie P. Buehler of Green Bay, Wis.; his step-son Thomas A. Kelly, III of Great Barrington; his sisters Isabelle B. Soule of West Stockbridge and Mary F. MacDowell of Pittsfield; his brother, John G. Woodworth of Pittsfield; his cousin Robert L. Kay of South Lee; three granddaughters, one grandson and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Janet M. Brazie and his brothers, Albert I. Woodworth and James E. Woodworth. FUNERAL NOTICE: The family will receive friends on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at The KELLY FUNERAL HOME in Lee. A grave-side celebration of life and burial will take place on Tuesday at 11AM at St. Joseph's Cemetery in Stockbridge. A reception will follow at The Stockbridge Sportsman's Club. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you honor Glenn's lifelong love of animals by making a donation to The Berkshire Humane Society, or a charity of your choice, in care of the Kelly Funeral Home 3 Main Street Lee, MA 01238