Philip Barton

1930 - 2021

Philip Ernest Barton
June 3, 1930 to August 17, 2021
Phil died of a heart attack at his Palm Desert home. He was born in Durham, New Hampshire where his father was a Dean at the University of New Hampshire. He attended Mt. Hermon School for boys in Massachusetts and Middlebury College in Vermont where he was a member of the DKE fraternity.
After marrying Judy Webster in June 1952, Phil went to Harvard Business School, class of 1954. He then joined the Navy for a four year tour, and was stationed at the Barbers Point Naval Air Station in Hawaii as a pilot with Squadron VP28.

In 1958 the Bartons came home to San Mateo. Phil joined McKinsey & Co., and after several years left to start his own company, Altair Industries. Phil contributed his time to many organizations, and in the 1970s was the Chairman of the SF chapter of the American Red Cross. Phil spent many weekends and holidays at his Sugar Bowl house skiing with his family and friends in the winter and hiking and sailing in the summers.

Music and singing were always of the utmost importance to Phil. As a child he sang in church choirs, then in the Mt. Hermon choir, the Middlebury College choir, and various small groups. In the 1960s and 1970s Phil sang in many of the shows at the Burlingame Country Club. When Phil joined the Bohemian Club over 50 years ago, he became a member of Aviary and enjoyed years of singing with all his friends. One year Phil was asked to sing in the Bracebridge Dinner show at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite. Two of his children were able to join him in the show. A special treat.

Phil was predeceased by his eldest son, Paul. He is survived by his daughter, Kimball, his son, Webster, his granddaughter, Shay, and his former wife of thirty years, Judy Webster Barton.

Any donations in Phil's honor may be made to the American Red Cross, or to a charity of your choice.