Richard W. Barcley ’44

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Dick Barcley died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Oct. 9, 2000. He came to Princeton from Columbia H.S. in South Orange, N.J., following his brother, Robert '42. He majored in French but left early in 1943 to join the Air Force; he graduated in 1947 and did postgraduate work at Babson College.

For much of his life, Dick was in the family manufacturing business, but, in 1960, he and his brother launched a home building and development business in the Tampa Bay and Disney World areas. He was an avid tennis player and a member of the Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Betty, a son, Richard, three daughters, Betty, Barbara, and Karen, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. To them, his classmates send their sincere regrets.

The Class of 1944

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