| Graduation Year | Class of 1988 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 06, 2007 |
| About | Barry was a wonderful person and was active in sports in school. He will be well missed! This is some information I copied off of Barry's myspace account: http://www.myspace.com/blburgin Barry's Blurbs About me: June 23rd, 1993.... A day that changed my life forever! That day started like many others but ended with me paralyzed from the chest down. I'm a C-4 quad that just wants to be seen and treated like any other person. I don't want any pity from anyone. Never have, never will. You learn a lot about your "friends" after going through a major change in life like mine. People that you once called a friend, are nowhere to be seen. Not because they don't like "you", but because they don't know how to act around you. I've always told my friends to treat me the same as before... I'm still the same person, I just can't walk anymore. I've got the same sense of humor, same taste in music, movies, food and drinks. Some people find it strange that I can joke about my accident, I don't. If I can feel comfortable talking and joking about it, anyone should be able to. Anyone curious about what happened that day? Feel free to ask don't be shy! Tuscaloosa | Barry L. Burgin, age 37, of Tuscaloosa, died Jan. 6, 2007, at home. Services will be 12 noon Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007, at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with Neal Hodo and Jimmy Garner officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens with Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. His grandfathers, Willard Gibson and Edgar Burgin, his grandmother, Mildred Burgin, and his aunt, Brenda Hulsey, preceded him in death. Survivors include his sister, Denise B. Morton; special brother, Keith Weathers; parents, Parks Burgin and Dot Burgin; grandparent, Louise Gibson; nephews, Jason and Wesley Morton; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. Barry was born Aug. 30, 1969 in Tuscaloosa. He attended Tuscaloosa City Schools. He was a softball umpire and worked the national championship game at age 16. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed deer hunting. After his accident in 1993, Barry never lost his zest for life. Through many difficulties, he always maintained a positive attitude and was an exceptional example to everyone who knew him. He will be sorely missed by everyone who loved him. Godspeed Barry. Pallbearers will be Todd Pierce, Lindsey Banks, Mark Jackson, Dave Byrd, David Webb, Chris Browning, Duane Baines and Jeremy Weathers. Honorary pallbearers are Doug and Cindy Hollyhand, Alabama Softball Boosters, employees of Thompson Tractor, Hollyhand Companies, Inc., West Alabama Umpires Association, Tuscaloosa Bowlers Association, Amedisys Home Health, Tamara Branch, and e-mail friends. |
