Obituaries
Obituary: Dr. Bryant Barnard, 77; Retired Urologist Helped Design Iron Rail Cemetery
Dr. Bryant Barnard of Wenham is a retired urologist who is a former President of the Medical Staff at Beverly Hospital and recently served on the Wenham Cemetery Commission.
Dr. Bryant Barnard of Wenham passed away on Aug. 17. Born in 1936 in Montclair N.J., to Frank George Barnard and Louise Stauffen Barnard, he was a graduate of Fountain Valley School (CO), Dartmouth College ‘58, and Cornell University Medical College.
Much loved husband of Doris (Krebs), he is also survived by his sister, Carol Ottenberg (Simon); three sons, Robb (Doug), Scott (Kristina) and Timothy (Kate); and three grandsons, Ross, Peter and Caden.
Bryant served as a surgeon in the U.S. Navy onboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence stationed off Vietnam, and at the Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, N.H.
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As a urologist, Bryant opened North Shore Urological Associates in 1971, and developed that practice until his retirement in December 1997. During his tenure at Beverly and Addison Gilbert Hospitals, he was elected Chief of Surgery and President of the Medical Staff of Beverly Hospital. He was also President of the Evelyn Lilly Lutz Foundation and President of the Massachusetts Association of Practicing Urologists.
After retirement, he continued to be a Trustee of Northeast Health Systems, which includes Beverly, Addison Gilbert and Hunt Hospitals, and traveled on numerous surgical mission trips to Cameroon and Kosovo. Bryant was also a longtime member of the Miles River Marsh Rats and an avid outdoorsman; he traveled the world with Dorie to fish and bird watch. At home, he was an accomplished woodworker, pilot, gardener, conservationist, and philanthropist. In the past decade, much of his time and energy went into design and implementation of the Iron Rail Cemetery and Arboretum.
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Visiting hours will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, at Campbell- Lee, Moody, Russell Funeral Home, 525 Cabot St., North Beverly location, Beverly. A Celebration of his life will be held at the First Church in Wenham at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 7. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bryant’s name to Camp Sunshine, 35 Acadia Road, Casco, ME 04015 or The Greater Yellowstone Coalition, 215 S. Wallace, Bozeman MT. 59715. Information, directions, condolences at www.campbellfuneral.com.
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