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Bernard A. Barnes, 87, devoted father to two daughters, died peacefully at
Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Friday, December 16, 2016 after a short
illness. Bernie, as he was known, was born in 1929 in New York City to the late
Walter Barnes and Kazimiera (Katherine) Sobeka Barnes. He attended Stuyvesant
High School in Manhattan, graduating with a major in Science in January 1948. He
attended Ithaca College, but left after two years to join the Air Force where he
served as a Staff Sergeant from 1951 - 1954. Although Bernie did not graduate
from Ithaca College, it was there where he met his future wife, the former
Christine (Chris) Gallo. The two were married on August 23, 1953 at Church of
the Holy Rosary in the Bronx. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, Bernie
joined Chris, who had settled in Highland several years earlier. Together they
lived in Highland where they built a home and raised their two daughters,
Bernadette and Patricia. Summer vacations and school holidays would find the
family at the vacation residence they built in Amagansett, on the east end of
Long Island. Once settled in Highland, Bernie continued his education at the
State University Teachers College in New Paltz where, in 1957, he received a BS
degree in Art Education. He followed that with an MS in Art Education in 1960
and eventually earned his School Administrator and Supervisor Certification.
After earning his degree, Bernie began his career teaching art in the Newburgh
City School District. In 1970 he was named Art Director for the district, a
position he held until his retirement in 1984. Throughout his life, Bernie
enjoyed sharing his life, knowledge and skills with his family and friends. His
talent and love of art and photography were passed along to his daughters who,
from the time they were young, spent many hours taking pictures and developing
them in the darkroom that was set up in the family s home. Following his
retirement from years of service in education, Bernie continued to teach and
share the knowledge and experience he gained while building and maintaining two
homes. He had an affinity for working on home improvement projects and his eyes
would light up whenever the subject of another renovation came up. He could
often be found at the homes of his children working with them on roofing,
ceramic tiling, sheet rocking or painting projects.
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Bernard A. Barnes, 87, devoted father to two daughters, died peacefully at
Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Friday, December 16, 2016 after a short
illness. Bernie, as he was known, was born in 1929 in New York City to the late
Walter Barnes and Kazimiera (Katherine) Sobeka Barnes. He attended Stuyvesant
High School in Manhattan, graduating with a major in Science in January 1948. He
attended Ithaca College, but left after two years to join the Air Force where he
served as a Staff Sergeant from 1951 - 1954. Although Bernie did not graduate
from Ithaca College, it was there where he met his future wife, the former
Christine (Chris) Gallo. The two were married on August 23, 1953 at Church of
the Holy Rosary in the Bronx. Upon his discharge from the Air Force, Bernie
joined Chris, who had settled in Highland several years earlier. Together they
lived in Highland where they built a home and raised their two daughters,
Bernadette and Patricia. Summer vacations and school holidays would find the
family at the vacation residence they built in Amagansett, on the east end of
Long Island. Once settled in Highland, Bernie continued his education at the
State University Teachers College in New Paltz where, in 1957, he received a BS
degree in Art Education. He followed that with an MS in Art Education in 1960
and eventually earned his School Administrator and Supervisor Certification.
After earning his degree, Bernie began his career teaching art in the Newburgh
City School District. In 1970 he was named Art Director for the district, a
position he held until his retirement in 1984. Throughout his life, Bernie
enjoyed sharing his life, knowledge and skills with his family and friends. His
talent and love of art and photography were passed along to his daughters who,
from the time they were young, spent many hours taking pictures and developing
them in the darkroom that was set up in the family s home. Following his
retirement from years of service in education, Bernie continued to teach and
share the knowledge and experience he gained while building and maintaining two
homes. He had an affinity for working on home improvement projects and his eyes
would light up whenever the subject of another renovation came up. He could
often be found at the homes of his children working with them on roofing,
ceramic tiling, sheet rocking or painting projects.