Vol. 34, No. 6, 64. Memorials.

AuthorJames E. Barrett

Wyoming Bar Journal

2011.

Vol. 34, No. 6, 64.

Memorials

Wyoming LawyerIssue: December, 2011MemorialsJames E. BarrettJudge James E. Barrett, 89, of Cheyenne died November 7 at Davis Hospice Center.

He was born April 8, 1922, in Lusk, to four-term Congressman, Governor and U.S. Senator Frank A. Barrett and Alice C. Barrett.

He graduated from Lusk High School in 1940. He wrote for both the Lusk Herald and the Denver Post during his teenage years.

He married the former Carmel Ann Martinez in Rawlins on October 8, 1949. They made their home in Lusk for 18 years where he practiced law under the firm name of Barrett andamp; Barrett. He served 10 years as Niobrara County and prosecuting attorney, town attorney for Lusk and Manville and Niobrara School District attorney. He was a trustee of St. Leo's Catholic Church, Commander of American Legion Post No. 4, and president of the Lions Club and the Lusk Chamber of Commerce. He was always proud to call Lusk his home.

He was a member of St. Mary's Cathedral in Cheyenne and served for 17 years as a trustee of St. Joseph's Children's Home in Torrington. He was an active member of Cowboy Joe Club, the Cheyenne Quarterback Club, the Laramie County Bar Association and the Ewing T. Kerr Inn of the Court. He closely followed the football and basketball fortunes of the University of Wyoming and the University of Notre Dame.

He is survived by his daughter, Ann Sandahl and her husband, John, of Carlsbad, California; son, Richard Barrett and his wife, Rosemary, of Cheyenne; son, John Barrett of Cheyenne; sister, Marialyce Tobin of Casper; sister-in-law, Jacqueline Ferrall of Cheyenne; granddaughters, Elizabeth Sandahl, Caitilin Barrett and Kelly Barrett; grandson, Thomas Sandahl and his wife, Kirsten; and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Carmel Ann Barrett; parents, Frank A. Barrett and Alice C. Barrett; brother. Dr. Francis Barrett; sister-in-law, Harriet Barrett; and brother-in-law, Richard Tobin, former president of the Wyoming State Senate.

Friends may contribute to the University College of Law, Box 3035, Laramie, WY 82071; St. Joseph's Children's Home, Box 1117, Torrington, WY 82240; the Cowboy Joe Club, Box 3963, Laramie, WY 82071, or a charity of your choice.

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