Berry was my big brudder. That's what I always called him. Years ago, he and I had to drive from Okeechobee, to Ft Lauderdale. I loved road tripping with Berry. We would take up our time singing together. He had a beautiful voice, and all of us, my siblings and I would sing together to pass time in the car..Anyway, I was about 16 and so Berry was 17 or 18 at the time. Daddy had just bought a brand new GMC work truck that he was letting Berry use to drive south. The last thing daddy said was, "and don't wreck the damned thing" after Berry had convinced him to let us take it. I'll tell you up front. Berry could wreck anything with wheels. He had a history of very funny wrecks, where he didn't get hurt, but scared the crap out of someone. So, back to the story. We were driving along after dark, and had started singing House Of the Rising Sun. Well Berry loved to sing and he got so far into that song, and harmonizing that he seemed to forget he was operating a large heavy truck. Well I have to admit, singing was always my favorite thing to do too, so it took a lot to drag me back to the reality sometimes. Also, I always sang with my eyes closed,...(A.D.D you know..kept me from forgetting the words) when all of the sudden I was dragged back by a huge bump and then a series of bumps. Berry had driven off the road into a ditch at 60 miles an hour. I screamed, but Berry, just looked at me like, "I meant to do that" and kept right on singing The House Of The Rising Sun even lowder. We were in the ditch for about 60 seconds I think with Berry looking at me sideways and smiling, while he continued singing, at the top of his lungs so I saw that we weren't in terrible or immidiate danger and piped up and sang too. He finally pulled the truck back up on 441, (I think) and we finished the song. He goes right on singing another song. I had to stop him to see if he was aware of what he'd just done, and he said," if you tell daddy I'll never drive you anywhere again. Like it was a joke. EVERYTHING was a joke to him. Berry was always there when I needed him, and like others have said in here, he never had a bad word to say about many people. I will miss Big Brudder, but I know that he's with Wayne, Tommy and those we've loved who've passed before us. I know that he's being a guardian angel for all he loved. The night my dear brother passed, I had my own memorial for him since I couldn't be there and I was all alone. I burned candles in the window, and sang the House of The Rising Sun. It wasn't much fun without him, but I felt like he was singing too somewhere. I send my love to Berry and all those wonderful people he spawned. He made great babies...each and every one of them.! You are sorely missed Brudder Bo, and greatly loved.

I remember Barry being a happy person who was nice to everybody and the type of person that got along with everybody. He was a good father and always did his best to do the right thing by his family and friends. He will be missed by a lot of people.

Barry was an inspiration to life in itself and there are no words to describe what an amazing individual he was. His big and generous heart displayed mountains of love not only in words, but in actions as well. The Sri Lankan get-togethers we had will never be the same! Barry, you will be missed immensely. You may have departed this world, but our memories of you will live forever.

Well to start with you were the big brother , always the big brother If I was haveing a bad day I would dial your number ,Then wham you would crack the silliest joke and through the tears out came laughter . You were my happy place my hero and one of the best friend a sister could have , and now your gone ,I am going to miss any and every converstion We ever had and every one we should still be having . You knew more people then any one man I personally know , And they every one repected you .When we were younger ( Melissa and I ) we would wait for you to go to sleep and then you had a head full of hair, we would hide things in it and wait for you to wake up , You as always played along and would shake your head and things such as pens ,coins Ect. would fly you would yell Mandi ,Melissa where are you and we would sqeal and run you hot on our heals , Then it would turn into a tickel fest . Love is a good word for family I loved you I apperciated you and I will always miss you Brother Bear. It's not fair to leave us behind ,So save us a space next to you my older sibling we will all join you in our next walk .

Everyone at Jack's Diner will sincerely miss you. I just sat with you on Saturday and heard your last joke.It was pretty funny. We laughed the whole time and thats what I will remember about you. It hurts that your gone, but i'm good knowing your up there looking out for us down here.

Barry was always there when I needed a friend. We use to hang out, watch TV and drink coffee - I remember his smile, how he loved to work, cook, sleep on his recliner, and take road trips. Barry will always have a special place in my heart.

I'll miss you saying "I am gonna bite your head" but I won't miss when actually did it! I will miss your silly faces you would make at me, how when we went to restaurants you made everyone laugh even people at other tables and you flirted with the waitress's. I will miss your hugs and kisses.

You,me, Alan Federico and Karen Brownlee on a double date to see the movie Ryan's Daughter. You talked during the whole movie. It always amazed me how you never met a stranger. You are probably already talking God's ear off. I will miss your Happy Birthday song every year. I will not miss your silly jokes. You will always have a very special place in my heart. Thank you for the memories and especially for Kelli and Wayne. Love you.

I will miss Barry's big smile and his funny jokes he would share with me each week here at Davis Brothers Construction Company.