Dewey Nathansis Barth , who retired last September after 43 years of keeping the presses running for the Herald-Tribune, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He was 63.
At his retirement party Sept. 1, just a month before the paper's 75th anniversary, publisher Diane McFarlin noted that Barth 's father, Charles, had been the first pressman hired when David Lindsay founded the Sarasota Herald in the fall of 1925. Barth 's grandfather, William, had been one of the first custodians and two of Dewey 's five brothers, Danny and Donny, had also been pressmen.
" Dewey Barth 's longevity represents a level of commitment that is rare in this age of mobility and a sense of community that might seem out of character for a part of the world with a reputation for transience," McFarlin said.
"He loved his job; the paper was like his baby," said Barth 's daughter-in-law, Annette. "But he had also looked forward to retirement so he could enjoy his grandchildren, play golf and travel. Every fall, he and his wife would rent a cabin in western North Carolina to enjoy the fall foliage and pick blueberries."
Barth was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Sarasota, the youngest of five brothers. He grew up on a 10-acre orange grove on Tallevast Road, where his family grew and sold oranges, harvested honey and sometimes cared for the Jungle Gardens peacocks during the mating season.
He was educated in a one- room schoolhouse on Tallevast, graduated from Sarasota High School in 1956, and married Carol Mapes, his high school sweetheart, in 1957.
Barth was an honorary lifetime member of the Graphic Communications International Union and a longtime member and former deacon of First Baptist Church in Sarasota. He was actively involved with Sarasota Special Olympics for 26 years.
Survivors besides his wife include two daughters, Deborah Pippen of Inverness and Dorothy Shirk of Sarasota; four sons, Dennis and Douglas, both of Sarasota, David of Bradenton and Darrin of Marietta, Ga.; two brothers, Richard of Sarasota and David of Clovis, N.M.; and 13 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 1661 Main St., Sarasota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota. Hawkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3589, Sarasota, FL 34230; or to Children's Haven, 4405 Desoto Road, Sarasota, FL 34235. (Published in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 16, 2001, page BS6)
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wife-Carol June Mapes
At his retirement party Sept. 1, just a month before the paper's 75th anniversary, publisher Diane McFarlin noted that Barth 's father, Charles, had been the first pressman hired when David Lindsay founded the Sarasota Herald in the fall of 1925. Barth 's grandfather, William, had been one of the first custodians and two of Dewey 's five brothers, Danny and Donny, had also been pressmen.
" Dewey Barth 's longevity represents a level of commitment that is rare in this age of mobility and a sense of community that might seem out of character for a part of the world with a reputation for transience," McFarlin said.
"He loved his job; the paper was like his baby," said Barth 's daughter-in-law, Annette. "But he had also looked forward to retirement so he could enjoy his grandchildren, play golf and travel. Every fall, he and his wife would rent a cabin in western North Carolina to enjoy the fall foliage and pick blueberries."
Barth was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Sarasota, the youngest of five brothers. He grew up on a 10-acre orange grove on Tallevast Road, where his family grew and sold oranges, harvested honey and sometimes cared for the Jungle Gardens peacocks during the mating season.
He was educated in a one- room schoolhouse on Tallevast, graduated from Sarasota High School in 1956, and married Carol Mapes, his high school sweetheart, in 1957.
Barth was an honorary lifetime member of the Graphic Communications International Union and a longtime member and former deacon of First Baptist Church in Sarasota. He was actively involved with Sarasota Special Olympics for 26 years.
Survivors besides his wife include two daughters, Deborah Pippen of Inverness and Dorothy Shirk of Sarasota; four sons, Dennis and Douglas, both of Sarasota, David of Bradenton and Darrin of Marietta, Ga.; two brothers, Richard of Sarasota and David of Clovis, N.M.; and 13 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 1661 Main St., Sarasota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota. Hawkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3589, Sarasota, FL 34230; or to Children's Haven, 4405 Desoto Road, Sarasota, FL 34235. (Published in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 16, 2001, page BS6)
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wife-Carol June Mapes
Dewey Nathansis Barth , who retired last September after 43 years of keeping the presses running for the Herald-Tribune, died Sunday of cardiac arrest. He was 63.
At his retirement party Sept. 1, just a month before the paper's 75th anniversary, publisher Diane McFarlin noted that Barth 's father, Charles, had been the first pressman hired when David Lindsay founded the Sarasota Herald in the fall of 1925. Barth 's grandfather, William, had been one of the first custodians and two of Dewey 's five brothers, Danny and Donny, had also been pressmen.
" Dewey Barth 's longevity represents a level of commitment that is rare in this age of mobility and a sense of community that might seem out of character for a part of the world with a reputation for transience," McFarlin said.
"He loved his job; the paper was like his baby," said Barth 's daughter-in-law, Annette. "But he had also looked forward to retirement so he could enjoy his grandchildren, play golf and travel. Every fall, he and his wife would rent a cabin in western North Carolina to enjoy the fall foliage and pick blueberries."
Barth was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Sarasota, the youngest of five brothers. He grew up on a 10-acre orange grove on Tallevast Road, where his family grew and sold oranges, harvested honey and sometimes cared for the Jungle Gardens peacocks during the mating season.
He was educated in a one- room schoolhouse on Tallevast, graduated from Sarasota High School in 1956, and married Carol Mapes, his high school sweetheart, in 1957.
Barth was an honorary lifetime member of the Graphic Communications International Union and a longtime member and former deacon of First Baptist Church in Sarasota. He was actively involved with Sarasota Special Olympics for 26 years.
Survivors besides his wife include two daughters, Deborah Pippen of Inverness and Dorothy Shirk of Sarasota; four sons, Dennis and Douglas, both of Sarasota, David of Bradenton and Darrin of Marietta, Ga.; two brothers, Richard of Sarasota and David of Clovis, N.M.; and 13 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 1661 Main St., Sarasota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota. Hawkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3589, Sarasota, FL 34230; or to Children's Haven, 4405 Desoto Road, Sarasota, FL 34235. (Published in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 16, 2001, page BS6)
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wife-Carol June Mapes
At his retirement party Sept. 1, just a month before the paper's 75th anniversary, publisher Diane McFarlin noted that Barth 's father, Charles, had been the first pressman hired when David Lindsay founded the Sarasota Herald in the fall of 1925. Barth 's grandfather, William, had been one of the first custodians and two of Dewey 's five brothers, Danny and Donny, had also been pressmen.
" Dewey Barth 's longevity represents a level of commitment that is rare in this age of mobility and a sense of community that might seem out of character for a part of the world with a reputation for transience," McFarlin said.
"He loved his job; the paper was like his baby," said Barth 's daughter-in-law, Annette. "But he had also looked forward to retirement so he could enjoy his grandchildren, play golf and travel. Every fall, he and his wife would rent a cabin in western North Carolina to enjoy the fall foliage and pick blueberries."
Barth was born Aug. 3, 1938, in Sarasota, the youngest of five brothers. He grew up on a 10-acre orange grove on Tallevast Road, where his family grew and sold oranges, harvested honey and sometimes cared for the Jungle Gardens peacocks during the mating season.
He was educated in a one- room schoolhouse on Tallevast, graduated from Sarasota High School in 1956, and married Carol Mapes, his high school sweetheart, in 1957.
Barth was an honorary lifetime member of the Graphic Communications International Union and a longtime member and former deacon of First Baptist Church in Sarasota. He was actively involved with Sarasota Special Olympics for 26 years.
Survivors besides his wife include two daughters, Deborah Pippen of Inverness and Dorothy Shirk of Sarasota; four sons, Dennis and Douglas, both of Sarasota, David of Bradenton and Darrin of Marietta, Ga.; two brothers, Richard of Sarasota and David of Clovis, N.M.; and 13 grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, 1661 Main St., Sarasota. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Palms Memorial Park, 170 Honore Ave., Sarasota. Hawkins Funeral Home is in charge.
Memorial donations can be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 3589, Sarasota, FL 34230; or to Children's Haven, 4405 Desoto Road, Sarasota, FL 34235. (Published in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Aug. 16, 2001, page BS6)
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wife-Carol June Mapes
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