Frank H. Barnhart Jr.

Frank Barnhart, Jr. of Raleigh passed away peacefully on April 22, 2009 at Sunrise of Raleigh. He was born July 8, 1920 at Schofield Barracks, HI to Lt. Col. and Mrs. Frank H. Barnhart. He graduated High School in San Antonio, TX, and graduated college from Kansas State University with a Bachelors degree in General Education. At Kansas State he was also a star football player receiving all conference awards. He enlisted in the Army in February 1942, and was commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the Calvary after completing OCS. During WWII, he served in the European and Pacific theaters and after the war he served in the Philippines and Japan. Later, he served in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He twice earned the Legion of Merit as well as the Bronze Star Medal. He was also a master parachutist. He retired after more than 30 years of service at Fort Bragg as Deputy Chief of Staff receiving the Legion of Merit (Second Oak Leaf Cluster) for meritorious service. Following his retirement, he served 15 years as Director of Manpower Development for the Correction Dept. of NC. He is survived by his children, Kathy Phillips, Frank Barnhart, Shirley Barnhart, John Barnhart and Christie Nuckolls. He was preceded in death by his sister, Maida Reagor; his daughter, Lynn Bricca and grandson, Steven Bricca. He will be remembered as a generous and loving father and grandfather who was devoted to his family. He cherished his grandchildren, Leslie, Kelly, Steven, Franklin, Caleb, Jacob, Olivia, Katie, Jack, Luke and William and loved his daughters and sons-in-law, Julie Barnhart, Carol Barnhart, Skip Phillips, and Jon Nuckolls. A funeral service will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday, April 27, 2009 at Brown-Wynne Funeral Home, 200 S.E. Maynard Road, Cary. The family will receive friends immediately after the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250. Condolences may be sent through www.brownwynne.com