Barry Lehrer

 

A story from PJ:

When I was five I began competing in synchronized swimming.  I had a bulletin board in my bedroom and every time I won a new medal or ribbon Barry would add it to the collection. 

When his friends visited, he would take them into my room and show them off.

I didn’t quite get it, so I asked him why he did that and he said: “I never won any medals.” 

He remained my biggest fan until the day he died.