Richard Arthur Barrett, beloved husband for 50 years of Margaret W., nee Madine; loving father of Richard Jr. (Colleen), Dr. Kevin (Jane), James (Mary) and Peggy (Patrick) Carey; proud grandfather of Maureen, Richard III, John, Mary Bridget, Kevin, Shea, Rachel and Jimmy Barrett, Jack and Maggie Carey; caring brother of Elizabeth McMahon, Josephine Cullen, the late Virginia Hackett, Frances Barrett, Jane Vavrock, the late William, Mary Edith Mulholland and Nancy Collins; dear uncle of many. Funeral Friday May 25, 9:15 a.m. from Ryan-Parke Funeral Home, 120 S. Northwest Hwy (2 blks S of Touhy) Park Ridge to Mary, Seat of Wisdom Church, Cumberland and Granville Ave., Park Ridge. Interment All Saints Cemetery. Visitation 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Graduate of Loyola University; Army veteran of WWII and Korea serving in counterintelligence; involved in the occupation of Berlin and Japan. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Loyola University-Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Ave., Building 201, Maywood, IL 60153 appreciated.
