W. Barklie Henry ’49

Barklie died Oct. 29, 2014.

He was born Nov. 18, 1927, in New York City and was raised on Long Island. Barklie came to Princeton from Phillips Exeter Academy. Barklie earned honors in philosophy, joined Charter and Triangle clubs, and played with the Tigers Orchestra.

His multi-dimensional activities and interests after college can scarcely be summarized here. At various times he was a jazz musician, a professional race car driver, a CIA intelligence analyst, an influential board member of the Whitney Museum of American Art, a filmmaker, and an entrepreneur. The last four decades of his life were focused on Big Sur, Calif.; there he found the Esalen Institute, the healing arts, and more music, with six CDs to his credit.

Barklie leaves behind a daughter, Linda Barnwell; sons Eric, Bill, Jason, Laurence, and Jules Henry; and seven grandchildren. We send our best wishes to them all, along with our regret that we did not keep up with him and get to know him better.