Barry Maxwell Beresford Fox

Barry Maxwell Beresford Fox, 80, was a life-long New Orleanian who graduated from Metairie Park Country Day School and attended Washington & Lee University before deciding to pursue a career in architecture. He graduated with a degree in architecture from Tulane University and spent a year studying at the University of Edinburgh. He later earned an honorary masters degree from Tulane.

He began his career with Koch and Wilson architects where he became a partner and always looked to Samuel Wilson and Richard Koch as mentors. In 1980 he started Barry Fox Associates Architects where he passionately worked on historic restoration projects throughout New Orleans as well as renovations and new construction from Texas to Massachusetts. His career is highlighted in a book, “New Southern Classicism, the Residential Architecture of Barry Fox” by Philip Kopper. He practiced architecture until the day he died and loved every minute of it.

He was on the Board of Longue Vue Gardens, the Vieux Carre Commission, the Historic District Landmarks Commission, Louisiana Architectural Selection Committee and other non-profit organizations and was a member of the Boston Club, Stratford Club and Recess Club and numerous carnival organizations.

Barry loved traveling to places with interesting architecture especially France, Italy and England, hunting and fishing, drawing homes in ink pen, The Saints, Friday lunches with the “Lunch Bunch”, his labradors and telling stories and laughing with friends and family. He adored his supportive wife often saying she was “the best thing that’s ever happened to me” and loved to brag about his children.

Barry is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Maxine Green Fox and his adoring children, Barry Maxwell Fox Jr and Elizabeth Mayo Fox, his brother John Beresford Fox and nephews Brendan Beresford Fox, Gerard Walter Barousse Jr and Clark Mayo Barousse. He was preceded in death by his parents Catherine Aymard Fox and Charles Beresford Fox.

Visitation will be held at St Stephen Church in New Orleans, on Friday, July 5th from 12:30 PM until Mass at 1:30 PM followed by a private burial.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St Stephen Church, 1025 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans 70115 or Metairie Park Country Day School, 300 Park Road, Metairie, LA 70005.

The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com.