Jennifer, I loved Mr. Barr, he was my absolute favorite teacher, hands down in HS. He never ceased to amaze me and I remember listening to his stories and to be honest, I could never get enough of them. Here is a sketch that Mr. Barr drew of me when I was in the 10th grade. I don’t remember how I got that honor but he was just a great man. Mr. Barr and company oops I mean class used to tease me that there were ‘Boot Birds’. I can’t remember how that came about but anyways… that’s why you see he also signed ‘Boot’ as well as his name on the bottom of this pic.
I’ve often wondered about Mr. Barr and how he is doing. I know Olean passed away several years ago and I think of him from time to time. I hope he’s doing well these days.
I can see you loving his class with your artisitic-mindedness. I always loved his stories too.
He actually got really sick and they discovered he had cancer but I believe it is now in remission and he is recovering. The next time I hear something I’ll try to remember to let you know.
What a nice momento you received! I never had a teacher that meant that much to me. You were lucky.