Jerry Barber was born May 18, 1937, in Takoma Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC, where he grew up. He graduated from Gonzaga High School in Washington and enlisted in the US Army, serving in Europe. He then attended the University of Maryland in College Park on the G.I. Bill, and graduated from there to be a life-long Terps fan. (Friends from his later years remember his bright red Jeep "Terpmobile.") Jerry became a teacher at Buck Lodge Junior High School in Adelphi, Maryland, later moving to DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland. He was also a camp counselor at Camp Ramblewood in Maryland. At both Buck Lodge and Camp Ramblewood he staged musicals with original scripts and lyrics, with music borrowed from Broadway shows. He formed enduring friendships with his students and campers, for whom he was an exciting, young, hip breath of fresh air. In the early 70's he lived in Puebla, Mexico, where he obtained a master's degree in history. He worked for years for AMC Theatres, where he profoundly influenced the careers and lives of many people. After leaving AMC he worked for Europlex, a movie theatre start-up company in Europe, helping to develop new theatres in Greece and Switzerland.
Jerry loved to drink; he loved to argue; he loved to travel; he loved college basketball and Redskins football; he loved his dogs. He was a handsome womanizer when he was young. He could be cranky and exasperating, but nobody ever had a truer friend than Jerry. He took lousy care of his own health.
Jerry passed away February 22, 2012, at the Vitas Hospice in Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey. He is survived by his sister, Christine Anthony of Hagerstown, Maryland, and by a grateful voluntary family too numerous to count.
A private celebration of Jerry's life will be held.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities in memory of Gerald L. Barber. Please see http:// www.arhu.umd.edu/giving/makeagift/101#Memorial _or_honorary_gifts. Memories may be shared at www.buddfuneralhome.com.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Jerry loved to drink; he loved to argue; he loved to travel; he loved college basketball and Redskins football; he loved his dogs. He was a handsome womanizer when he was young. He could be cranky and exasperating, but nobody ever had a truer friend than Jerry. He took lousy care of his own health.
Jerry passed away February 22, 2012, at the Vitas Hospice in Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey. He is survived by his sister, Christine Anthony of Hagerstown, Maryland, and by a grateful voluntary family too numerous to count.
A private celebration of Jerry's life will be held.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities in memory of Gerald L. Barber. Please see http:// www.arhu.umd.edu/giving/makeagift/101#Memorial _or_honorary_gifts. Memories may be shared at www.buddfuneralhome.com.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Jerry Barber was born May 18, 1937, in Takoma Park, Maryland, just outside of Washington, DC, where he grew up. He graduated from Gonzaga High School in Washington and enlisted in the US Army, serving in Europe. He then attended the University of Maryland in College Park on the G.I. Bill, and graduated from there to be a life-long Terps fan. (Friends from his later years remember his bright red Jeep "Terpmobile.") Jerry became a teacher at Buck Lodge Junior High School in Adelphi, Maryland, later moving to DuVal High School in Lanham, Maryland. He was also a camp counselor at Camp Ramblewood in Maryland. At both Buck Lodge and Camp Ramblewood he staged musicals with original scripts and lyrics, with music borrowed from Broadway shows. He formed enduring friendships with his students and campers, for whom he was an exciting, young, hip breath of fresh air. In the early 70's he lived in Puebla, Mexico, where he obtained a master's degree in history. He worked for years for AMC Theatres, where he profoundly influenced the careers and lives of many people. After leaving AMC he worked for Europlex, a movie theatre start-up company in Europe, helping to develop new theatres in Greece and Switzerland.
Jerry loved to drink; he loved to argue; he loved to travel; he loved college basketball and Redskins football; he loved his dogs. He was a handsome womanizer when he was young. He could be cranky and exasperating, but nobody ever had a truer friend than Jerry. He took lousy care of his own health.
Jerry passed away February 22, 2012, at the Vitas Hospice in Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey. He is survived by his sister, Christine Anthony of Hagerstown, Maryland, and by a grateful voluntary family too numerous to count.
A private celebration of Jerry's life will be held.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities in memory of Gerald L. Barber. Please see http:// www.arhu.umd.edu/giving/makeagift/101#Memorial _or_honorary_gifts. Memories may be shared at www.buddfuneralhome.com.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
Jerry loved to drink; he loved to argue; he loved to travel; he loved college basketball and Redskins football; he loved his dogs. He was a handsome womanizer when he was young. He could be cranky and exasperating, but nobody ever had a truer friend than Jerry. He took lousy care of his own health.
Jerry passed away February 22, 2012, at the Vitas Hospice in Kennedy Hospital in Stratford, New Jersey. He is survived by his sister, Christine Anthony of Hagerstown, Maryland, and by a grateful voluntary family too numerous to count.
A private celebration of Jerry's life will be held.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the University of Maryland College of Arts and Humanities in memory of Gerald L. Barber. Please see http:// www.arhu.umd.edu/giving/makeagift/101#Memorial _or_honorary_gifts. Memories may be shared at www.buddfuneralhome.com.
To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store.
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