Robert A. J. Barry Jr., 59, of Stockbridge and Weston, Massachusetts, and Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, died unexpectedly May 26. Born May 6, 1961, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Robert A. J. Barry Sr. and Harriet Clarke Barry, he was a 1979 graduate of Radnor (Pennsylvania) High School, earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics from Haverford College in 1983 and, in 1987, his Juris Doctor from Villanova University School of Law. Mr. Barry practiced law in Boston, Los Angeles and New York City, and was a partner at Bingham McCutchen and Morgan Lewis. He and his wife, Maria M. Park, were married May 15, 1993, in Boston.
Bob was devoted to his sons’ skiing endeavors at the Waterville Valley BBTS Ski Club, where he served on the board. He loved finishing a bicycle ride and other exercise activities. He relished winning every debate. He was an avid Boston sports fan, loved tech and gadgets, and had a curiosity and devotion to new ideas too numerous to quantify.
Along with his wife of Weston, Bob is survived by sons: Robert A.J. Barry III (AJ) and John Alexander Barry (Jack); beloved golden retriever, Scout; brother Justin A. Barry and wife Maria Sullivan Barry of Westfield, New Jersey; sister Antonia J. Barry and husband Russell Muirhead of Hanover, New Hampshire; and his nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service will be conducted at the Roche Funeral Home by the Rev. Monsignor John J. Bonzagni, pastor of St. Ann’s Church, Lenox. Burial will follow in Stockbridge Cemetery. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date and the family asks that flowers and charitable donations in Bob’s name be deferred until the memorial service is announced.
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