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[RC] Roger Barrett - April

Roger Lee Barrett, Primm Springs, TN, Retired Army Officer, Pilot and Endurance Equestrian.

On Wednesday, August 26, 2009, retired U.S. Army Maj. Roger Lee Barrett, 60, died in his home in Primm Springs, TN, after a month's-long battle with cancer.

Born July 23, 1949, in McCool, MS, Roger Barrett lived in Attala County, MS. Roger is a 1967 graduate of Ethel High School. In 1971, he graduated from Mississippi State University and was commissioned as second lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He served 20 years in Army Aviation. While serving in the Army, Barrett earned a master's degree in Public Administration from Golden Gate University. After a final assignment in the Army as Airfield Commander at Fort Bliss, TX, Maj. Barrett retired from service and was employed as a pilot for American Eagle Airlines and later Regions Air, both in Nashville, TN.

An avid equestrian, Barrett owned several Arabian horses and competed in endurance rides all over the Southeast, winning the 50 Mile Heavyweight National Endurance championship in 2008.

MAJ Barrett is survived by his wife, Eva de Paulis; a brother, Dr. Harris Guy Barrett and his wife, Michele, of Mobile AL, a sister, Melody Reese Barrett, and her husband Chris Cobb, of Fairfax, VA; a niece, Olivia Claire Barrett of Birmingham, AL, and a nephew, Andrew Barrett Ratkus of Fairfax, VA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Guy Conner Barrett and Billie Wilkerson Barrett; and a nephew, Harris Guy Barrett, Jr.

Memorials may be made to: The Melanoma Research Foundation, 170 Township Line Rd., Building B, Hillsborough, NJ 08844, http://www.melanoma.org/memorialdonation.

Visitation with the family will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2009 from 6-8:00 p.m. at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS.

Graveside services will be Friday, September 4, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at McCool Cemetery.

Please post your memories and messages to the family here:

http://www.legacy.com/gb2/default.aspx?bookid=10866399330284&cid=view

I will compile all messages (here and on the guest book) to be sent to Eva later. Please understand she is overwhelmed right now, but appreciates all your thoughts and love.

April
Nashville, TN