Barry was one of my most valued employees.  Just like me, he was once an entrepreneur and having run a business of his own he wasn’t one to waste anybody’s time.  He was the company’s truck driver, mechanic, handyman, and I guess you could say a “Jack of all trades”.
He would look for projects to do and always kept busy.  Throughout the office there are projects that he himself worked on.  Pieces of equipment that he built that still remain to this day as if to help remind us that he was there.  Scaffolding, shelving, benches, a grinder stand, pictures on the wall.  The list goes on and on.  I often reflect back as I walk by and say to myself “Barry made that…”.
Hiring him was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made.  But now he’s gone and nobody can ever take his place.  I miss his voice, his ability to poke fun at people but not go too far, his sense of humor and his laughter which was almost always contagious.  He was a fellow worker, a confidant and a friend and I think about him often…  Rest in peace and we will meet again some day…

Hard to believe it's already been 4 years Buddy, I think of you every day, and sure as Heck miss our long talks we used to have even though we lived so far away, They are going to Tear down the old Riverside Sears sometime this year, this was the place I met you in 1976 and our friendship began. Just like they tore down Riverside Raceway, where you and I and Larry used to go to all the races. Continue to Rest in Peace Dear Friend Barry, and we will never forget you!

Missing my Dear friend Barry today as I do every day buddy. I remember all the fun times we shared going to the Races at Riverside Raceway, working on and restoring cars together, and many many a night out together at Bull & Mouth.....Hope all your projects are going well there in Heaven! 

I met my friend Barry back in 1976 when he was working at Sears, we met through other friends we both had at the time, and from that day forward we became very close friends. We both enjoyed automotive anything, as well as racing regardless if it was Nascar , NHRA Drags, Car shows, as we both had Motor Oil in our blood. And we spent many a day side by side working on our cars or going to auto wrecking yards looking for that rare part to finish our rides. We'd also hit the old "Bull & Mouth" for many a fun night of food & drinks on the cheap and a heck of a lot of laughs. Barry knew so much history about pretty much everything, and we would spend so many hours talking about very interesting facts and tidbits he'd happened to learn throughout his life as well as from friends he'd met, and anything he put his mind to doing? it got done, and just he had a awesome talent with doing so. We also had some fun times over the years shooting our guns, and checking out old ghost towns and other historic places of interest, he always seemed like a old soul, someone who had  lived in a time long ago and this was just another part of his charm. Over the many years we knew each other life did happen to get in the way, and we might  go quite a few years without seeing or talking to one another, but he was always in my thoughts and in my heart and years later we would just pick up where we had left off. But above all and everything else Barry was a dedicated Husband and Father, something I was able to share with him these last few years,  as to how much he adored his wife Donna and his wonderful children and grandchildren. I'll always have the great times we shared in my memories, and I posted a  photo below of Barry. I was with him at the "Knott's berry farm all Ford day" in April 1987,  he's standing by a restored Gas pump that he admired that day, next to a bunch of 1932 Fords....Our very deepest sympathies to all of the Queen Family, he will never be forgotten....Paul & Sara Winn

A funny memory...
Have you every been so tired that everything seems funny?  Prolonged lack of sleep can have strange side-effects upon a person's personality that will expose itself in very strange ways.  One night while working late outside Barstow, CA, Barry and I finally got a break after a 20+ hour workday and headed to a local Dennys for a late night dinner.  We were famished after missing lunch and grateful to be able to get a meal before starting that long sleep deprived drive home.  I knew I would never stay awake unless I had some caffeine in my system and Barry agreed.  We sat down in a booth, completely exhausted.  All it took was a simple wise crack and suddenly both of us were laughing uncontrollably.  Just a glance at each other would start another round of belly laughing over nothing, really.  Just our luck, two officers from the California Highway Patrol decided to enter the facility and sit down at the booth next to us to enjoy some coffee and a donuts.    We both read each other's minds and tried to compose ourselves but the fatigue gave way to the visual cliche of "Cops and Donuts".  It started with a giggle and suddenly exploded with uncontrollable laughter.  I'm sure the cops and other restaurant patrons thought we were drunk.  To this day I wonder how we didn't end up handcuffed in the back of their squad car.  We finished our dinner and waited for the cops to leave because neither of us felt we would pass a sobriety test.

Hi Donna,

I super sorry to hear the news about Barry's passing.  I don't know if you remembered, he and I worked together at Sears on Arlington in the late 70s.

I will always have fond memories of those times.

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Barry Edward Queen

3 octobre 1954 – 4 avril 2021

Pierce Brothers Crestlawn Memorial Park and Mortuary

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