Vincent Edward Barrett ’52

Vince died June 5, 2004, after a long and difficult battle with cancer.

Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, he entered Princeton from Shaw High School. At Princeton he was a spirited member of SPIA, Tiger Inn, and the Flying Club. It was in the Flying Club that he found his calling.

In our 40th reunion book he wrote tellingly, "The Princeton Flying Club turned out to be my undoing." Vince loved flying. After flying the world over for the Navy, he flew corporate aircraft, primarily for Diamond Shamrock out of Lost Nation Airport in Willoughby, Ohio.

When he retired in 1987 after 17,000 hours of piloting planes as varied as Navy mine-laying patrol planes, prop-jet Gulfstreams, and Boeing 727s, he reported that he still had the flying bug. His other enthusiasms included managing investments, and extensive jogging and swimming.

Vince's greatest love, however, was for his family and elder son, Daniel, who predeceased him. His survivors include his wife of more than 40 years, Maureen, and his children, Brian and Marie Barrett Stein. To them, the class extends its deepest condolences.

The Class of 1952