Ricky (Rick) Lynn Barr, 57, passed away May 21, 2011 at his home in Batavia, OH. He was born in Urbana in 1953 to Shirley and Zelma Barr, the youngest of eight children but lived most of his life in Cincinnati.


Rick was a graduate of Urbana High School. He worked for the Catholic Telegraph, the official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, as Multimedia Editor for many years and has been greatly missed by his coworkers since he resigned in October, 2010. He was an avid reader and was especially interested in books about the Civil War.


He is survived by his brothers, Ronald (Paddy) Barr, Robert (Sharon) Barr and Darrell Barr all of Urbana; his sisters, Carol Dockstader and Bonnie (Gary) Brown both of Phoenix, AZ; and several nieces and nephews.


Rick is preceded in death by his parents and 2 brothers, Donald Richard Barr and Roger Barr.