Edward Thomas Barkis

Services will be at 11:00 AM on July 5th, 2024 at Saint Ann's Catholic Church, 4905 Roswell Road, Marietta, with Father LaMartine officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Barkis retired from Amoco/BP after 39 years of service. He held several management positions in Research and Development including process, products, and market development. He was awarded numerous product and process patents, both U.S. and foreign during his employment. After retirement and until his death, he served as a technical consultant to several U.S. and foreign companies.

He is survived by his daughters, Linda Ross and Janet Scott; grandsons, Dylan Ross and Daniel Scott, and granddaughter, Jessica Scott.

HM Patterson and Son Canton HIll Chapel is honored to serve the Barkis family during this difficult time.

One night I dreamed a dream.

As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.

Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.

For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,

One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,

I looked back at the footprints in the sand.

I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,

especially at the very lowest and saddest times,

there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.

"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,

You'd walk with me all the way.

But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,

there was only one set of footprints.

I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you

Never, ever, during your trials and testings.

When you saw only one set of footprints,

It was then that I carried you."