James M. Barrett ’65

James M. Barrett ’65, of Essex Fells, N.J.; Dec. 5. A U.S. Navy veteran and captain of a Swift Boat in Vietnam, he founded the golf course irrigation firm James Barrett Associates in 1985. He authored sections of three irrigation textbooks and designed systems for more than 300 golf courses worldwide. At Brown, he played varsity ice hockey. He is survived by his wife Clarissa Barrett, two children, and four grandchildren.