Ted L. Barber, 72, of Las Cruces, N.M., died July 2, 2004, following an extended illness.
Mr. Barber was born May 14, 1932, in Redmond, to parents Benjamin and Oles Barber. His mother had been born in a covered wagon at the head of the Metolius River.
Mr. Barber was legally blind from the age of 16 on, after mercuric chloride poisoning, but life was still an adventure for him. He lived in Madras during the 1950s, staying with Marian and Jim Walden. He finished high school in 1952 and attended Oregon State University during this time. To help with school expenses, he worked for John Campbell Sr. and at the Pacific Supply Co-op. He spent many summer days exploring the Central Oregon desert with his cousins, Sonny Walden, Lynn Howland and Billy Howland.
At OSU, he received a bachelor's degree in atmospheric physics and was hired by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range. After several years at WSMR, he earned a master's degree in physical chemistry at New Mexico State University.
He married Alice Hermann and they were married for 29 years before she passed away in 1988. He remarried Geraldine Garcia in January 1989 in Las Cruces, N.M.
Throughout his career, he was determined to overcome his handicap and to assist others to do the same. His persistent drive, positive thinking and ingenuity allowed him to be recognized as the Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year in 1981, and honored at a reception in Washington, D.C. as the Distinguished Handicapped American in 1982.
He retired from work with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in 1993, after 38 years of service.
In the community, he was a Boy Scout scoutmaster for 25 years. His scout troop often invited scouts from the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, and he helped maintain scout facilities at Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and the Virgil Order of the Arrow by the scouting organization, and an honorary lifetime membership in the New Mexico State PTA for sharing his scientific knowledge with Boy Scout groups.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Barber of Las Cruces, N.M.; children, Jay Hunt, Tony Hunt, Jeanette Barber Boehms and Ted Barber Jr., and Geraldine's children, James Brassell, Lisa Sanchez and Jason Brassell.
His grandchildren include, Adam hunt, Heather Hunt, Sherie Hunt, Michelle Hunt, Jennifer Hunt, Dana Hunt, Robert Boehms III, Michelle Boehms, Joshua Boehms, Ana Sanchez, Aurora Sanchez, Arthur Mandibles, Leslie Baca and Jeneya Brassell. His great-grandchildren are, Matthew Smith, Clara Smith, Jaydon Mitchell and Alexandra Hunt.
Funeral services were held July 6, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers included his sons and Sonny Walden. Memorial contributions in his name have been suggested to the restoration of Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M., and may be sent to the Yucca Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, 7601 Lockheed, El Paso, TX 79925. Arrangements were under the direction of Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces, N.M.be
Mr. Barber was born May 14, 1932, in Redmond, to parents Benjamin and Oles Barber. His mother had been born in a covered wagon at the head of the Metolius River.
Mr. Barber was legally blind from the age of 16 on, after mercuric chloride poisoning, but life was still an adventure for him. He lived in Madras during the 1950s, staying with Marian and Jim Walden. He finished high school in 1952 and attended Oregon State University during this time. To help with school expenses, he worked for John Campbell Sr. and at the Pacific Supply Co-op. He spent many summer days exploring the Central Oregon desert with his cousins, Sonny Walden, Lynn Howland and Billy Howland.
At OSU, he received a bachelor's degree in atmospheric physics and was hired by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range. After several years at WSMR, he earned a master's degree in physical chemistry at New Mexico State University.
He married Alice Hermann and they were married for 29 years before she passed away in 1988. He remarried Geraldine Garcia in January 1989 in Las Cruces, N.M.
Throughout his career, he was determined to overcome his handicap and to assist others to do the same. His persistent drive, positive thinking and ingenuity allowed him to be recognized as the Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year in 1981, and honored at a reception in Washington, D.C. as the Distinguished Handicapped American in 1982.
He retired from work with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in 1993, after 38 years of service.
In the community, he was a Boy Scout scoutmaster for 25 years. His scout troop often invited scouts from the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, and he helped maintain scout facilities at Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and the Virgil Order of the Arrow by the scouting organization, and an honorary lifetime membership in the New Mexico State PTA for sharing his scientific knowledge with Boy Scout groups.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Barber of Las Cruces, N.M.; children, Jay Hunt, Tony Hunt, Jeanette Barber Boehms and Ted Barber Jr., and Geraldine's children, James Brassell, Lisa Sanchez and Jason Brassell.
His grandchildren include, Adam hunt, Heather Hunt, Sherie Hunt, Michelle Hunt, Jennifer Hunt, Dana Hunt, Robert Boehms III, Michelle Boehms, Joshua Boehms, Ana Sanchez, Aurora Sanchez, Arthur Mandibles, Leslie Baca and Jeneya Brassell. His great-grandchildren are, Matthew Smith, Clara Smith, Jaydon Mitchell and Alexandra Hunt.
Funeral services were held July 6, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers included his sons and Sonny Walden. Memorial contributions in his name have been suggested to the restoration of Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M., and may be sent to the Yucca Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, 7601 Lockheed, El Paso, TX 79925. Arrangements were under the direction of Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces, N.M.be
Ted L. Barber, 72, of Las Cruces, N.M., died July 2, 2004, following an extended illness.
Mr. Barber was born May 14, 1932, in Redmond, to parents Benjamin and Oles Barber. His mother had been born in a covered wagon at the head of the Metolius River.
Mr. Barber was legally blind from the age of 16 on, after mercuric chloride poisoning, but life was still an adventure for him. He lived in Madras during the 1950s, staying with Marian and Jim Walden. He finished high school in 1952 and attended Oregon State University during this time. To help with school expenses, he worked for John Campbell Sr. and at the Pacific Supply Co-op. He spent many summer days exploring the Central Oregon desert with his cousins, Sonny Walden, Lynn Howland and Billy Howland.
At OSU, he received a bachelor's degree in atmospheric physics and was hired by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range. After several years at WSMR, he earned a master's degree in physical chemistry at New Mexico State University.
He married Alice Hermann and they were married for 29 years before she passed away in 1988. He remarried Geraldine Garcia in January 1989 in Las Cruces, N.M.
Throughout his career, he was determined to overcome his handicap and to assist others to do the same. His persistent drive, positive thinking and ingenuity allowed him to be recognized as the Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year in 1981, and honored at a reception in Washington, D.C. as the Distinguished Handicapped American in 1982.
He retired from work with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in 1993, after 38 years of service.
In the community, he was a Boy Scout scoutmaster for 25 years. His scout troop often invited scouts from the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, and he helped maintain scout facilities at Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and the Virgil Order of the Arrow by the scouting organization, and an honorary lifetime membership in the New Mexico State PTA for sharing his scientific knowledge with Boy Scout groups.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Barber of Las Cruces, N.M.; children, Jay Hunt, Tony Hunt, Jeanette Barber Boehms and Ted Barber Jr., and Geraldine's children, James Brassell, Lisa Sanchez and Jason Brassell.
His grandchildren include, Adam hunt, Heather Hunt, Sherie Hunt, Michelle Hunt, Jennifer Hunt, Dana Hunt, Robert Boehms III, Michelle Boehms, Joshua Boehms, Ana Sanchez, Aurora Sanchez, Arthur Mandibles, Leslie Baca and Jeneya Brassell. His great-grandchildren are, Matthew Smith, Clara Smith, Jaydon Mitchell and Alexandra Hunt.
Funeral services were held July 6, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers included his sons and Sonny Walden. Memorial contributions in his name have been suggested to the restoration of Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M., and may be sent to the Yucca Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, 7601 Lockheed, El Paso, TX 79925. Arrangements were under the direction of Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces, N.M.be
Mr. Barber was born May 14, 1932, in Redmond, to parents Benjamin and Oles Barber. His mother had been born in a covered wagon at the head of the Metolius River.
Mr. Barber was legally blind from the age of 16 on, after mercuric chloride poisoning, but life was still an adventure for him. He lived in Madras during the 1950s, staying with Marian and Jim Walden. He finished high school in 1952 and attended Oregon State University during this time. To help with school expenses, he worked for John Campbell Sr. and at the Pacific Supply Co-op. He spent many summer days exploring the Central Oregon desert with his cousins, Sonny Walden, Lynn Howland and Billy Howland.
At OSU, he received a bachelor's degree in atmospheric physics and was hired by the Atmospheric Sciences Laboratory at White Sands Missile Range. After several years at WSMR, he earned a master's degree in physical chemistry at New Mexico State University.
He married Alice Hermann and they were married for 29 years before she passed away in 1988. He remarried Geraldine Garcia in January 1989 in Las Cruces, N.M.
Throughout his career, he was determined to overcome his handicap and to assist others to do the same. His persistent drive, positive thinking and ingenuity allowed him to be recognized as the Outstanding Handicapped Federal Employee of the Year in 1981, and honored at a reception in Washington, D.C. as the Distinguished Handicapped American in 1982.
He retired from work with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory in 1993, after 38 years of service.
In the community, he was a Boy Scout scoutmaster for 25 years. His scout troop often invited scouts from the New Mexico School for the Visually Handicapped, and he helped maintain scout facilities at Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award and the Virgil Order of the Arrow by the scouting organization, and an honorary lifetime membership in the New Mexico State PTA for sharing his scientific knowledge with Boy Scout groups.
Survivors include his wife, Geraldine Barber of Las Cruces, N.M.; children, Jay Hunt, Tony Hunt, Jeanette Barber Boehms and Ted Barber Jr., and Geraldine's children, James Brassell, Lisa Sanchez and Jason Brassell.
His grandchildren include, Adam hunt, Heather Hunt, Sherie Hunt, Michelle Hunt, Jennifer Hunt, Dana Hunt, Robert Boehms III, Michelle Boehms, Joshua Boehms, Ana Sanchez, Aurora Sanchez, Arthur Mandibles, Leslie Baca and Jeneya Brassell. His great-grandchildren are, Matthew Smith, Clara Smith, Jaydon Mitchell and Alexandra Hunt.
Funeral services were held July 6, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Las Cruces, N.M., followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Pallbearers included his sons and Sonny Walden. Memorial contributions in his name have been suggested to the restoration of Camp Dale Resler in Cloudcroft, N.M., and may be sent to the Yucca Council Inc., Boy Scouts of America, 7601 Lockheed, El Paso, TX 79925. Arrangements were under the direction of Graham's Mortuary in Las Cruces, N.M.be
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