Lawrence R. Barker ’70

Larry, of Napa, Calif., who entered Princeton after graduating from Shaker Heights [Ohio] HS, died Sept. 27, 2002, from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. Although he had enough advanced placement credits to graduate in three years, he loved Princeton so much that he decided to stay an extra year. He spent his senior year mostly doing research. He was in the Woodrow Wilson School and belonged to Terrace Club. He received his JD from the U. of Michigan, and practiced law in the Cleveland area for 25 years with the law firm Malitz and Barker. He also started a merchant banking firm, Gray Industries.

His friends at Princeton always remember Larry as someone upon whom they could rely when they needed help. His business and law practice clients felt the same way. Larry moved to Napa in 1988, when he retired from his law practice but continued his work in merchant banking. He bonded closely to the community in Napa and co-authored a book, Napa Valley, about the people of the area and their environmental and community activities.

He is survived by his wife, Ruth Berggren, and his warmth and vitality always will be remembered by the class.

The Class of 1970