Brother of Reverend John Barrett,(NYC) Thomas(Glencoe,Ill.) and Cynthia( Conn.)
He was the youngest of the boys and the first to die. He was older than Cindy.
Don was also grandson of Elsie Reginka Austgen and John Austgen(also buried here and listed on FAG) who owned Austgen Storage and Express in Chicago Heights from the 1920's- 1970's. The also had offices in many States.
Don always did things his way. He loved fishing for Muskie in Wisconsin. His grandfather, John Austgen built a cabin on Annabelle Lake in Presque Isle Wisconsin, during The Great Depression. His brother Tom, bought it back from whomever owned it,and he and Don continued to fish Annabelle Lake. It was at this cabin that Don died in 2003. Some of his ashes are in his beloved Annabelle Lake as well as on the mantle of this cabin.A graduate of Hamden High school,Hamden,Conn.
He attended college in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. He was an inventor and held several U.S. Patents. Don became a Real Estate Broker and Investor,and was retired at the time of his death.
He was married twice and had no children.
Brother of Reverend John Barrett,(NYC) Thomas(Glencoe,Ill.) and Cynthia( Conn.)
He was the youngest of the boys and the first to die. He was older than Cindy.
Don was also grandson of Elsie Reginka Austgen and John Austgen(also buried here and listed on FAG) who owned Austgen Storage and Express in Chicago Heights from the 1920's- 1970's. The also had offices in many States.
Don always did things his way. He loved fishing for Muskie in Wisconsin. His grandfather, John Austgen built a cabin on Annabelle Lake in Presque Isle Wisconsin, during The Great Depression. His brother Tom, bought it back from whomever owned it,and he and Don continued to fish Annabelle Lake. It was at this cabin that Don died in 2003. Some of his ashes are in his beloved Annabelle Lake as well as on the mantle of this cabin.A graduate of Hamden High school,Hamden,Conn.
He attended college in Eugene and Corvallis, Oregon. He was an inventor and held several U.S. Patents. Don became a Real Estate Broker and Investor,and was retired at the time of his death.
He was married twice and had no children.
Gravesite Details
Cause of death: massive heart attack
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