Capt. Thomas M. Barry, USN (Ret) of Sugar Grove/Valle Crucis, Watauga County, died May 29th, 2015. Barry was born in Water Valley, Mississippi, and grew up in Benoit, Mississippi. In 1953, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign. He served as a naval officer for 26 years. After retirement from the Navy in 1979, he taught mathematics at Appalachian State University.
He is survived by his sister, Sarah Barry of Chicago, Illinois; his wife, Anna Stout Barry; four sons: Peter (Elizabeth) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Frank (Catherine) of Vilas; John (Molly) of Sugar Grove; Michael (Rebecca) of Sugar Grove; and by 28 grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
A Christian (Anglican) service of witness to the Resurrection and a Celebration of the Life of Capt. Barry was held at Alliance Bible Fellowship, Boone, NC.
Jack Davison adds that Thomas was a Varsity fencer (foil), circulation manager his third year of Trident, the Naval Academy literary magazine.
Capt. Thomas M. Barry, USN (Ret) of Sugar Grove/Valle Crucis, Watauga County, died May 29th, 2015. Barry was born in Water Valley, Mississippi, and grew up in Benoit, Mississippi. In 1953, he graduated from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign. He served as a naval officer for 26 years. After retirement from the Navy in 1979, he taught mathematics at Appalachian State University.
He is survived by his sister, Sarah Barry of Chicago, Illinois; his wife, Anna Stout Barry; four sons: Peter (Elizabeth) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Frank (Catherine) of Vilas; John (Molly) of Sugar Grove; Michael (Rebecca) of Sugar Grove; and by 28 grandchildren, and one great-grandson.
A Christian (Anglican) service of witness to the Resurrection and a Celebration of the Life of Capt. Barry was held at Alliance Bible Fellowship, Boone, NC.
Jack Davison adds that Thomas was a Varsity fencer (foil), circulation manager his third year of Trident, the Naval Academy literary magazine.
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