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RELATIVES OF Mrs. Harland (Margaret) Barry decided Robert Barry,James Sweno,Mrs.Carolynn Sweno and Mrs.
to set aside all memorials from Mrs. Barry's funeral last Marilynn Barry. In recent months the Maplewood police
December for the Maplewood police paramedic program. department has received other monies including a $50
They recently presented$485 to Lt. Dennis Cusick (second memorial from Mrs. Lillian Benson and a $200 donation
from the right) and Police Chief Richard Schaller (far from Norman L.Williams in memory of his wife Cecilia.The
right). Pictured are, first row: Scott Sweno, Craig Sweno memorials and donations have been used to purchase
and Shari Sweno. Back row, from left: Harland Barry, oxygen equipment.
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Barry donates memorials
to Maplewoodparamedics
by Scott Carlson clition began to flare up at about 11 that night.
"I'm sure she would have approved," Harland Barry Within minutes paramedic Jim Norton was on the scene
said,as he sat back on his living room couchas well as some local firemen. Barry tells how Norton held
Barry, a resident of Maplewood's Parkside area, Margaret's hand all the way down to Divine Redeemer
decided that after his wife Margaret had died last December Hospital and stayed extra long to make sure that she was all
all memorials from her funeral would be donated to the right.
Maplewood police paramedics program. "He (Norton) was just one dickens of a swell kid,"
Altogether$485 was recently handed over to Maplewood Barry said,as he cracked a facial expression to emphasize
Lieutenant Dennis Cusick and Police Chief Richard his amazement at the man's personal dedication.
Schaller. Although the memorial to the paramedics may "These dedicated men came here with their concern,
seem strange,Barry is the first one to tell you that nobody love and help," Barry added.
else or no other program deserved the memorials more. Harland adds that his wife thought the world of the of-
"After my wife died three of the five paramedics at- ficers.During her last few days she"joked and kidded"with
tended her funeral,"Harland said Saturday."You don't find the officers even though she was in a great deal of pain,
that kind of love and dedication very often." Barry said.
He quickly added, "I think we're very fortunate to have
them." Barry's wife had had a heart condition ever since
BETWEEN LAST JUNE and last December the rheumatic fever struck her as a child.The disease flared up
paramedics made four calls on the Barry family,who reside a couple of years ago and between that time and her death in
at 1915 Arcade st. And each time Harland Barry was im- December she was in and out of the hospital some 25 times,
mensely impressed with the efficiency and professionalism Harland said.
of the police paramedics in helping his wife.
"When they came it took some of the worry away And there were times when "she got warnings but she
because you had so much confidence in them," Barry fought it only till she had to go,"Barry said.
remarked. In dedicating all memorials for his wife to the police
Barry's first contact with the paramedics came on June paramedics,Barry said that it was only logical to help the
13, which happened to be a Friday. Margaret's heart con- people who had meant so much to his wife.