Albert S. Barnes ’22

Albert Barnes died at the West Melbourne (Fla.) Health Care Center Aug. 28, 1995, after suffering a stroke on Aug. 7. He had moved from Vero Beach to Melbourne after his wife passed away in 1986. He is survived by his half-sister, Mrs. Norman Smith, son Craig, and his former daughter-in-law, Mrs. Judie Barnes, who was very helpful with the preparation of this memorial. She reported that Al had been in good health until the stroke, doing the crossword puzzle every day and enjoying the company of Ms. Edith Munroe, a good friend and companion.

Al was born in Paterson, N.J., and attended high school there. He joined Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania immediately after college and retired 45 years later in 1967. In our 50th class directory he reported that he had made over 3,500 lectures to company employees over a 12-year period when he managed the employee benefit department. Al was a lifelong Shriner and he and his wife, Olive, sang in the Methodist Church when they lived in Mays Landings, N.J., and later in Vero Beach. According to Al, they found an ideal retirement home in Vero Beach and had been very happy there. Al and Olive celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1981.

The Class of 1922