John Kevin Barry ’46

Jack Barry died of cancer at his home in Sewickley, Penn., Jan. 9, 1995. Jack prepared at Western Reserve Academy. He became a naval officer after training with the V-12 program and served aboard the USS Feland in the South Pacific. Jack majored in English and was a member of Quadrangle Club, receiving his A.B. in 1947.

Jack attended Northwestern Law School and began his professional career in his hometown of Akron, while serving also as secretary of the Akron Princeton Club. During the late 1950s, Jack served as a trial tax attorney in the chief counsel's office of the IRS in Washington, D.C.

In 1960 Jack joined the Pittsburgh law firm Reed Smith Shaw & McClay; he became head of their taxation and pensions section before he retired in 1986. Jack served on the planning commission of Sewickley Heights and the Pittsburgh Symphony's board of directors. He was a trustee of Sewickley Academy

and cochairman of the Western Reserve Academy's oversight committee.

Jack is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Kevin and Nicholas; two daughters, Lisa Barry and Mona de Sayve; and one grandson. To all the family, the class sends its deep sympathy and notes with regret the passing of a loyal friend and classmate.

The Class of 1946