Barney Levenspiel

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Memories Archive 8

Lisa Spencer

Ashland, OR USA
August 11, 2003 18:54:04 GMT
I knew Barney in high school and through folk dancing in those years. What stays with me about Barney is his laugh. He was gentle and soft spoken, but when something struck him as funny - which I seem to remember it often did - he would let loose with this great laugh. Seeing his picture on the website helped me to suddenly hear that laugh again. My love and heartfelt condolences go to his parents, and to Bekki, Morris and the rest of his family and dear friends who are grieving his loss. The world seems emptier knowing he's not in it anymore, yet brighter knowing what he did with his life. with love, Lisa

Masao"MICK"Misawa

Tokyo Japan
August 02, 2003 03:43:10 GMT
I stiil remember you played a fiddle with gentle smile under the summer sun of KUROHIME 1980.
Now the year rolling by us and rocking eevenly.
After changes many changes we're more or less the same.
Now we are older than once was but younger than we will be.
Barney we are more or less the same are not we?

Ann Fade

Corvallis usa
July 31, 2003 17:58:22 GMT
I knew Barney from high school -- primarily from drama and folk dancing. What I remember best about him was his piercingly funny sense of humor. I'm not good at keeping in touch with people once we're not brought together by everyday contacts. But I have never forgotten Barney, and have often thought of him. From reading through the messages on this site it sounds as though he had a wonderful life and went on to really fulfill the promise that we saw in him clear back in high school.

Yuri Brockett

Bellevue, WA
July 28, 2003 17:07:38 GMT
On returning from the recent trip to Japan, I was saddened to hear the news of Barney.
I remember him as a gentle man, always with his dog Lily by his side. He helped me immensely while I was working for Labo Exchange. Labo was extremely lucky to have someone like Barney in America who understood both cultures and was able to see things from both perspectives. Barney was fortunate to have work he loved, work in which he was able to share his wisdom and knowledge and to be inspirational to young people.
Despite his illness, he always seemed to be upbeat. I recall one occasion last year when to the surprise of us all, he downed an impossibly large bowl of broiled eel on rice. When I last saw him, he was looking forward to his transplant and the prospect of a new start in life.
He will be missed.
Yuri