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We just wanted to provide you with an update regarding the Celebration of Life for Harry Barrett. The family would like to have the Celebration of Life on October 5th at 4:00pm in the banquet room at FGC after the Harry Barrett Bonanza golf event earlier in the day. We invite the FGC family, as well as friends of the family to come and pay their respects to the Barrett family and share their favorite memories about Harry. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served.Contributions to assist the Barrett family are welcome. If you cannot make the event but would like to contribute to the family, please feel free to send it through the club.
Below is a repost of information we previously sent about our very own Harry Barrett, Mr. FGC:
As I’m sure you are already aware, we have lost a true legend at Flint Golf Club -- the irreplaceable Harry Barrett. It’s difficult to even find the words to properly honor Harry Barrett, a man who meant so much to his family and to Flint Golf Club. He started at FGC in 1965 and retired in 2015 – that’s 51 years. Even after retirement, Harry still worked at the club helping wherever he could – with course cleanup, road cleanup, events, junior golf and participating on the board. Harry texted me all the time with any concerns he had because he always thought about the club and loved FGC with every ounce of his being.
Here is a list of many of Harry’s personal achievements:
1959: Led the Whitehall High School golf team to the Class B State Championship, and he was the tournament medalist
1962-65: Played on the golf team at Western Michigan University
1968-69: Played in the Buick Open
1968-74: Worked for Tommy Bolt (1958 US Open champion) in Sarasota, Florida
1970: Became a member of the PGA of America
1971 (March 22): Caddied 18 holes for all-time great Ben Hogan, who was playing with Tommy Bolt
1971: Won the Royal Oak Golf Classic
1976: Michigan PGA Pro-Pro Champion with Bob Meyer
1986: Michigan PGA Merchandiser of the Year
1995: Michigan PGA Senior-Junior Champion with Jeff Roth
2010: The grill at Flint Golf Club was officially named the “Harry Barrett Grill”
2012: Inducted into the Whitehall High School Hall of Fame
2014 (March): Awarded the Distinguished Service Award from the Michigan PGA
2014 (May 23): Named Pro Emeritus of Flint Golf Club
2020 (August 26): Inducted into the Flint Golf Club Hall of Fame
These are some impressive personal achievements, but it was all the personal relationships that Harry developed throughout the years with so many members and so many others in his profession that he will be remembered for. He was universally loved and will be sorely missed. We truly won the lottery having Harry Barrett at FGC all these years.
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Flint Michigan, Flint,MI,United States
