Member Passing

Oliver Pinchot · 8th April 2017, 03:15 AM

Farewell, Barry. You were one of a kind.
Condolences to the Parks family.

asomotif · 8th April 2017, 11:32 PM

Sad news indeed.
My condolence to his family and friends.

Barry was a library, sharing so much information on all kinds of subjects.
And allways kind and informatif in his comments, helping others to learn and to form their own opinions and judgements.

A great loss to the forum and surely a greater loss to the people who knew and loved him.

REST IN PEACE BARRY.

Maurice · 11th April 2017, 09:26 AM

It is always a kind of shock when a forum member passed away!

My deepest condolences to his family and deerest friends, he surely will be missed here...

Gavin Nugent · 11th April 2017, 10:18 AM

Always a sad day when a member of the community passes.
Barry was a very knowledgeable man who loved to share.
I've spent a good deal of time looking for that one image in these pages that I remember him for most, an image I wanted to share of Barry meditating, I just cannot find it...maybe another member can put his or her finger on it?

Here are some other links, one with Barry pictured and one of his extensive collections.
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...63&postcount=1
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=barry

Gavin

David · 11th April 2017, 04:52 PM

Oh no! I don't know how i missed this post. Barry will be sorely missed around here for sure. His contributions, wit and humor were always appreciated in every thread he participated it.

Jim McDougall · 11th April 2017, 09:48 PM

Gav, was that the one where he was wearing a fully feathered war headdress?

One had to see the VANDOO museum to truly even fathom the scope of this man! I always told him his place was the Oklahoma branch of the Smithsonian. When we visited him, we were there for many hours and time flew by, never even touching on how much was still unseen.

Few probably realize he was truly an adventurer, and very much like a real life Indiana Jones. He worked roughneck jobs and was on oil rigs, ships and many other fields that took him to faraway and exotic places. Much of what he collected was actually 'in the field', and certainly much of what he learned was firsthand, not just from books.

I always hoped to get the 'bookmobile' back into his neck of the woods, and I'm sad that will now never happen.
Barry, I miss ya!!

kai · 12th April 2017, 03:10 AM

I also missed this thread...

My sincere condolences to all his relatives and friends!

REST IN PEACE, BARRY, YOUR PERSONALITY WILL BE SORELY MISSED!

Regards,
Kai

8th April 2017, 03:15 AM	#1
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 470	Farewell, Barry. You were one of a kind. Condolences to the Parks family.

8th April 2017, 11:32 PM	#2
asomotif Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,237	Sad news indeed. My condolence to his family and friends. Barry was a library, sharing so much information on all kinds of subjects. And allways kind and informatif in his comments, helping others to learn and to form their own opinions and judgements. A great loss to the forum and surely a greater loss to the people who knew and loved him. REST IN PEACE BARRY.

11th April 2017, 09:26 AM	#3
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,462	It is always a kind of shock when a forum member passed away! My deepest condolences to his family and deerest friends, he surely will be missed here...

11th April 2017, 10:18 AM	#4
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	Always a sad day when a member of the community passes. Barry was a very knowledgeable man who loved to share. I've spent a good deal of time looking for that one image in these pages that I remember him for most, an image I wanted to share of Barry meditating, I just cannot find it...maybe another member can put his or her finger on it? Here are some other links, one with Barry pictured and one of his extensive collections. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...63&postcount=1 http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ighlight=barry Gavin

11th April 2017, 04:52 PM	#5
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,250	Oh no! I don't know how i missed this post. Barry will be sorely missed around here for sure. His contributions, wit and humor were always appreciated in every thread he participated it.

11th April 2017, 09:48 PM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,670	Gav, was that the one where he was wearing a fully feathered war headdress? One had to see the VANDOO museum to truly even fathom the scope of this man! I always told him his place was the Oklahoma branch of the Smithsonian. When we visited him, we were there for many hours and time flew by, never even touching on how much was still unseen. Few probably realize he was truly an adventurer, and very much like a real life Indiana Jones. He worked roughneck jobs and was on oil rigs, ships and many other fields that took him to faraway and exotic places. Much of what he collected was actually 'in the field', and certainly much of what he learned was firsthand, not just from books. I always hoped to get the 'bookmobile' back into his neck of the woods, and I'm sad that will now never happen. Barry, I miss ya!!

12th April 2017, 03:10 AM	#7
kai Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,255	I also missed this thread... My sincere condolences to all his relatives and friends! REST IN PEACE, BARRY, YOUR PERSONALITY WILL BE SORELY MISSED! Regards, Kai