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Barry Magee Obituary
Barry John Magee, 78, of Goodyear, Ariz., formerly of Hyde Park, passed away
peacefully on Friday evening,
September 29, 2017 in the Reading Hospital with his wife, Margene by his side.
Born in Reading, on October 26, 1938,
Barry was the only child of the late John and Grace (Bensinger) Magee. He was a 1957 graduate of Muhlenberg High School and took pride in the fact that he kept in touch all these years with his classmates. In fact, Barry was not only in town visiting his family, but here to attend his 60th class reunion. Sadly, his illness kept him from the event however, many of his
classmates visited him in the hospital. Margene is ever grateful.
Barry served his country in the US Army from 1956 to 1960. He studied Art in school and carried the creativity throughout his life, whether it was gardening or
landscaping. In his youth, he enjoyed being outdoors and hiking. He was self employed as a barber for 50 years. In
addition to that, he was employed with Honeywell Large Information Systems as a computer operator and
instructor for 15 years.
Barry is survived by his beloved wife, Margene J. (Richwine) Heckman, of Goodyear, Ariz.; two sons, Michael T. Magee, of Phoenix, Ariz., and Darrell J. Magee and his wife, Kerry, of Queen Creek, Ariz.; a stepson, William E. Heckman and his wife, Susan, of Mohrsville; two
stepdaughters, Michele R. (Heckman) Ritzman and her husband, Shane, of Orwigsburg, and Holly J. (Heckman) Higgins and her husband, Stephen, of West Lawn; eight grandchildren; and six great grandchildren.
A Memorial Service for Barry will be Thursday, October 5, 2017 at 11 a.m. in Auman's Inc. Funeral Home, 390 W. Neversink Rd., Reading, PA 19606. Family and friends are invited to gather in the funeral home on Thursday at 10 a.m. before the service. Barry will be inurned in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Reading.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Hospice, 2201 Ridgewood Rd., Ste. # 180, Wyomissing, PA 19610.
Online condolences may be sent towww.AumanInc.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for Barry Magee
October 6, 2017
Sorry to hear about Barry margene my thoughts and prayers with you jeanne a keim Wyomissing pa
Gregory Kauffman
October 4, 2017
My condolences. My thoughts are with you and your family margene
Kathy Brubaker
October 4, 2017
My condolences to Barry's immediate family. You all are in our thoughts and prayers. He was a great cousin and person. I am missing him already. RIP Barry! I love you!
Kathy & Nip Brubaker
Barbara Mills
October 4, 2017
My thoughts and prayers are with you Margene. It is always difficult, but remembering the good times helps a bit.
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October 3, 2017
I am so very sorry to learn about Barry's death. I am so glad you two had those good years, he deserved happy days! Thinking of you, Margene.
Janet (Brown) Miller
October 3, 2017
Margene, so sorry to hear about Barry. You two had so much happiness in the time you spent together that was obvious in his facebook messages. My prayers and thoughts are with you and the family.
Teresa Schaeffer
October 3, 2017
Margene, so sorry to hear about Barry. My thoughts are with you. I'm am so glad we got to see each other while you were here.Love ya! One of your rosebud friends. Need anything please call.
Carol Johnson
October 2, 2017
I hope Barry knew that we were all thinking of him at the reunion. He was the kind of person reunions were made for. He knew the value of cherishing relationships that started in childhood and should continue throughout our lives. I have wonderful memories of growing up with him and the rest of the Hyde Park gang.
October 1, 2017
Margene, sorry to get the news of Barry's untimely passing. You provided much joy to him during your relatively short time together. Barry's wit and storytelling were always a highlight of our gatherings. Time is breaking up that old Hyde Park gang of ours.
Bob Heist '57
Ken Cochran
September 30, 2017
So sorry Margene. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm glad I got to say hello to Barry, even though it was so short a visit. I feel so bad that he didn't get to the our 60th, knowing how he loved keeping in touch with everyone.
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