Gordon Richard Barnett was born November 29, 1923, at Penn Run, Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Rev. Clarence H. and Lucy M. (Miller) Barnett. He was the second-born of a family of seven boys and one girl. In about 1925 his parents moved to Iowa to become pastors of a Wesleyan Methodist Church. The family remained in Iowa in the ministry at several different locations for 15 years and then in 1940 moved to Houghton, New York, where Gordon attended Houghton College for two and a half years until the start of World War 2. Instead of taking his chances with the draft, Gordon enlisted in the Navy’s aviation cadet program. While on leave after his commissioning he married Phyllis Arlene Whitney from Jackson Michigan. (They had first met as students at Houghton College.) While in the Navy he served in three Navy torpedo squadrons and also served as a pilot in four Navy patrol squadrons. He retired from the Navy in 1963 at the rank of Commander after 21 years of military service.
After leaving the Navy, Gordon went to work for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was very successful in this venture and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. After a period of personal stress and alcoholism which ended his first marriage, he met Elida Adames on May 2, 1978 in Spain while traveling in Europe. They were married on September 15, 1978, and remained in Spain for 14 years as lay missionaries, retiring to San Antonio, Texas, in 1992.
Gordon earned a BA degree in business management in 1963 from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in city management and urban studies from Pepperdine University in 1974. In 2010 he wrote a book about his personal journey entitled “The Serendipities of a Mother’s Prayers” which served as a primary resource for this short biography. Gordon is the father of three sons and two daughters: Karen Miller, Dennis Gordon Barnett, David Bradley Barnett, Douglas Whitney Barnett, and Darla Joyce Henry. (Written by R. Daake in honor of my wife’s oldest uncle, Gordon Richard Barnett.)
After leaving the Navy, Gordon went to work for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was very successful in this venture and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. After a period of personal stress and alcoholism which ended his first marriage, he met Elida Adames on May 2, 1978 in Spain while traveling in Europe. They were married on September 15, 1978, and remained in Spain for 14 years as lay missionaries, retiring to San Antonio, Texas, in 1992.
Gordon earned a BA degree in business management in 1963 from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in city management and urban studies from Pepperdine University in 1974. In 2010 he wrote a book about his personal journey entitled “The Serendipities of a Mother’s Prayers” which served as a primary resource for this short biography. Gordon is the father of three sons and two daughters: Karen Miller, Dennis Gordon Barnett, David Bradley Barnett, Douglas Whitney Barnett, and Darla Joyce Henry. (Written by R. Daake in honor of my wife’s oldest uncle, Gordon Richard Barnett.)
Gordon Richard Barnett was born November 29, 1923, at Penn Run, Indiana County, Pennsylvania to Rev. Clarence H. and Lucy M. (Miller) Barnett. He was the second-born of a family of seven boys and one girl. In about 1925 his parents moved to Iowa to become pastors of a Wesleyan Methodist Church. The family remained in Iowa in the ministry at several different locations for 15 years and then in 1940 moved to Houghton, New York, where Gordon attended Houghton College for two and a half years until the start of World War 2. Instead of taking his chances with the draft, Gordon enlisted in the Navy’s aviation cadet program. While on leave after his commissioning he married Phyllis Arlene Whitney from Jackson Michigan. (They had first met as students at Houghton College.) While in the Navy he served in three Navy torpedo squadrons and also served as a pilot in four Navy patrol squadrons. He retired from the Navy in 1963 at the rank of Commander after 21 years of military service.
After leaving the Navy, Gordon went to work for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was very successful in this venture and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. After a period of personal stress and alcoholism which ended his first marriage, he met Elida Adames on May 2, 1978 in Spain while traveling in Europe. They were married on September 15, 1978, and remained in Spain for 14 years as lay missionaries, retiring to San Antonio, Texas, in 1992.
Gordon earned a BA degree in business management in 1963 from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in city management and urban studies from Pepperdine University in 1974. In 2010 he wrote a book about his personal journey entitled “The Serendipities of a Mother’s Prayers” which served as a primary resource for this short biography. Gordon is the father of three sons and two daughters: Karen Miller, Dennis Gordon Barnett, David Bradley Barnett, Douglas Whitney Barnett, and Darla Joyce Henry. (Written by R. Daake in honor of my wife’s oldest uncle, Gordon Richard Barnett.)
After leaving the Navy, Gordon went to work for the Prudential Life Insurance Company. He was very successful in this venture and was a member of the Million Dollar Round Table. After a period of personal stress and alcoholism which ended his first marriage, he met Elida Adames on May 2, 1978 in Spain while traveling in Europe. They were married on September 15, 1978, and remained in Spain for 14 years as lay missionaries, retiring to San Antonio, Texas, in 1992.
Gordon earned a BA degree in business management in 1963 from San Diego State University and a Master of Science degree in city management and urban studies from Pepperdine University in 1974. In 2010 he wrote a book about his personal journey entitled “The Serendipities of a Mother’s Prayers” which served as a primary resource for this short biography. Gordon is the father of three sons and two daughters: Karen Miller, Dennis Gordon Barnett, David Bradley Barnett, Douglas Whitney Barnett, and Darla Joyce Henry. (Written by R. Daake in honor of my wife’s oldest uncle, Gordon Richard Barnett.)
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