He was the second son of John G. and Dorothy L. (Hannahoe) Carr. Brian graduated from the former Reading Central Catholic High School, class of 1963, and his beloved Mount Saint Mary's University of Emmitsburg, Maryland, class of 1967. He was a long-standing parishioner at Sacred Heart Church in West Reading, and was also a member of the Monsignor Bornemann Council of the Knights of Columbus.

Surviving Brian is his brother, Sean Carr, of Bryn Mawr; and his devoted cousins: Timothy Hannahoe (Karen), Kathleen Blaum (Gerald), Daniel Hannahoe (Carol), Barry Hannahoe (Beverly), and Margaret Impink, all of Berks County, and William Carr (Judy) of Wildwood Crest, N.J.

Brian worked for BCIU as an accountant, and was the past treasurer of Berks Photographic Society. Brian enjoyed the planning and the thrill of travel in the U.S. and abroad. Traveling with family members or joining a travel group on his own, he recounted in grand detail the beauty and

experiences he amassed in the 60 plus countries and five continents he visited. On one occasion as he sat in his

Wyomissing home, a relative who was traveling in Ireland called to ask him how to find a certain Catholic cemetery near the River Shannon. Brian easily directed the traveler to the destination from memory.

Because of Brian's college degree in, and love of, world history, he took it upon himself to become the Hannahoe/ Breen/Carr researcher and recorder of genealogy. He spent most of his adult life contacting people in the U.S. and Ireland for family clues, as well as combing the annals of the Berks Genealogical Society's

library and online records finally going back as far as the early 1400s of the Carr/Frewen Family lineage.

Brian was a devoted fan of Opera and an avid reader attested to by his dominance in the Trivia Group in Personal Care at the Highlands at Wyomissing. He was an interesting

conversationalist because of his broad experiences in travel and reading.

Brian's cousins are grateful to the Highland's Personal Care and Skilled Care nurses and administrative staff for the outstanding medical attention, personal support, and respect he received over the last several years.

A Mass of Christian Burial for Brian will be celebrated Thursday, July 25, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart

Roman Catholic Church, 740 Cherry Street, West Reading, followed by burial in Gethsemane Cemetery, 3139

Kutztown Road, Reading. A viewing will be held on

Thursday, from 8:30-9:30 a.m., at the Edward J. Kuhn

Funeral Home Inc., 739 Penn Avenue, West Reading.

The family asks for no flowers, but encourages you to make a donation in Brian's honor to the charity of your choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.kuhnfuneralhomes.com.

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Published by Reading Eagle from Jul. 23 to Jul. 24, 2019.

Memories and Condolences
for Brian Carr

3 Entries

Floss Hurley

July 25, 2019

Brian and I were classmates from St. Catherine's through Central Catholic.
I am saddened to hear of his passing. Even more so as I see his interest in genealogy. My husband, too, has been searching our roots and lo and behold we, too, have a connection to a Hannahoe/ Breen line. After all these years, perhaps we are related.
I lost touch with Brian, but it sounds like he had a rich and fulfilling life. I join his Irish friend in wishing him God's blessing and great comfort for his family.
Floss Lyons Hurley

Bob Frewen

July 24, 2019

How very strange - I have no idea what made me search online for Brian this evening I'm more than 3,000 miles and several time zones away here in SW Ireland. I'm saddened to hear of Brian's passing. We initially met online through Frewen family research and Brian and I spent a most enjoyable day at my home when living in Manhattan 1966-2001. While we remained in frequent contact by email, we never managed to connect where the Frewen relationship lay. We did however have a most enjoyable correspondence. He was a gentleman and will be missed by me and other researchers in the Frewen community. My condolences to his extended family. Ar deis De go raibh a anam. (Irish prayer = May his soul be seated on God's right-hand side.)

Raymond T Kase, Jr

July 23, 2019

My condolences and prayers to the family.

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