George W Barnard Jr.

George W. Barnard, Jr., 93, passed away peacefully at his home April 7, 2015, surrounded by his family.

He was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to Ethel and George W. Barnard, Sr., on Friday the 13th of January 1922. He is survived by Audrey Clerihue Barnard, his beloved wife of 73 years, and his daughter Pamela Barnard Childers and son-in-law Malcolm Graeme Childers of Palisade, Colorado.

He graduated from Allegany High School (Cumberland, Maryland) and attended the University of Maryland until he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in 1943, retiring as a Captain in 1946. He began his career with AT&T Long Lines in 1946 until he retired in 1982. He worked in public relations, specializing in the Caribbean and European laying of the underwater cable on the Cable Ship Long Lines, represented AT&T in the New York City Jobs Program, and retired as Director of Safety Operations. George and Audrey resided in Hances Point until they moved to Ware Presbyterian Village in 2004.

George loved his church of St. Mary Anne’s in North East Maryland, where he served as Senior Warden for several years and also directed tours of the church and grounds. He was a member of the North East River Yacht Club, 1987 Commodore and volunteer manager for ten years. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations sent in his memory to Willow Tree Hospice or St. Mary Anne’s Episcopal Church and mailed to R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A., 111 S. Queen St., Rising Sun, MD 21911.