Edwin W. Barr

Edwin W. Barr, 75, died on Feb., 19, 2015 at Brigham and Women's Hospital after an illness. He was born in Elizabeth, NJ on January 31, 1940. He is the son of Clarence E. Barr who died while serving his country during WWII, and Helen Margaret (Waters/Barr) Singleman who resides in Newburgh NY. He also leaves his wife, Priscilla (Grzibowski) Barr of Orleans, a daughter and her husband, Kim and Roy Lemmon of E.Sandwich; a son, Edwin Barr of Walpole MA; a daughter and her husband, Stephanie and Carlo Pellegrini of Feeding Hills, MA. There are seven grandchildren whom he adored, Lauren and Christopher Spinney, Julia Lemmon, Zachary and Jacob Barr, Nicholas and Rachel Pellegrini. He is also survived by his brother and wife, Robert and Patricia Barr of Newburgh NY and their children and grandchildren, all of whom he loved and felt very close to. He is predeceased by his caring and loving stepfather, William Singleman. Ed graduated from Lafayette College in 1960 and went on to enjoy a long career with multiple corporations in the field of Human Resource Management. He retired in 2001 to Orleans MA after managing a company he developed, Human Resource Directions. He kept busy with his involvement in the community garden, town finance committee, genealogy, fishing and clamming in and around the shores of Orleans and Chatham MA. Contributions may be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society.