In Memoriam:  John Barrett ’61 and Randy Tucker ’74

Just before Christmas 2011, John Barrett ’61 passed away from Lou Gehrig’s disease.  John was a member of the Duke’s Men and the Whiffenpoofs of 1961.  Despite his poor health, he made a point of attending the Western Massachusetts Mini Reunion sponsored by Carl Kaestle ’62 last summer.  He told Carl how happy he was to be invited because “that’s the kind of thing that makes life worth living”. John’s full obituary is available here: http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/445663/Barrett-John.php

John’s death comes almost two years after the passing of Emmett “Randy” Tucker ’74, another Whiffendoox who also had Lou Gehrig’s disease (http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/newton/2010/02/emmett_tucker_57_lawyer_active.html). Randy’s Whiff group paid a visit to him a few weeks before his death.  See some touching videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/milosmamma1/videos