Our newsroom is mourning a friend, co-worker and great journalist.
Barrie Barber, an award-winning military affairs reporter for the Dayton Daily News, died at his home in Miamisburg this week. Barrie was 52.
Under normal circumstances you would be reading stories from him today from the Dayton Air Show. He covered the event every year and worked hard to tell readers something new and exciting with each story.
Barrie covered military affairs for Daily News readers. He wrote with deep insight about the developments at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the people who worked there.
Barrie was smart, careful and clear in his writing. A Naval veteran, he knew military protocol often dictated how much his sources could tell him, and still he worked hard to get the most complete report possible, pressing three-star generals and senators for more if that is what it took. If he didn’t understand something, he took the time to learn so he could get it right.