Warren A. Barker ’52

Warren A. Barker ’52, of Boulder, Colo.; Aug. 20. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and graduating from Brown, he worked as an engineer at an Esso refinery in New Jersey. In 1965, while traveling in Denver, he interviewed with IBM, which was opening a new plant in Boulder, and was given a position as a long-range planner in copier and printer manufacturing. He enjoyed hiking the mountains and became a member of Big Blue Climbers, a group of people who embarked on several hiking, climbing, biking, and skiing trips each year. Among his many achievements, he climbed all 54 of Colorado’s 14ers and 90 of the state’s top 100 peaks. He was also a daily runner and competed in many local races. He was active with Mountain View Methodist Church and is survived by three sons, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.