- Date Of Birth: August 2, 1949
- Date Of Death: June 21, 2022
- State: Florida
Lt. Col Guy K. Barrett (Ret) passed away peacefully on June 21, 2022 at Cape Canaveral Hospital in Cocoa Beach, Florida. Guy was born August 2, 1949 in Ida Grove, Iowa. He graduated from Ida Grove High School (1967) and Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa (1971) with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science.
With a love for his country, he then joined the United States Air Force on November 5, 1971 and completed Military Pilot Training on December 1972. Guy was a decorated Command Pilot totaling over 4000 flying hours on multiple aircrafts including CH-53C, CH/HH-3, T-37, T-38, T-33, F-106, F-15 (Eagle). The Eagle was his dream fighter jet. His key assignments were 56th SOW/21st SOS, NKP RTAFB, Thailand; 5th Fighter Interceptor SQ.
He retired from the United States Air Force on August 31, 1993.
After his career in the United States Air Force, he moved back to his home town and started a new career as Director of Human Resources for GOMACO Corporation in Ida Grove Iowa.
Guy was an avid golfer all his life who took every opportunity to play on incredible courses all over the world. The love of fishing began at a young age and carried on throughout. Taking the boat out on the local lakes, to Canada or for the annual summer trips to Minnesota were always the best adventures. He loved all sports but his favorite teams were the Iowa State Cyclones, Drake University Bulldogs and the New York Yankees.
He is survived by his wife of 39 years Judy (Lund) Barrett of Tioga, North Dakota; his beloved Border Collie pup Izzy; daughter Kristi Altringer Novin and granddaughter Ainsley Novin of Oxford, Connecticut; sisters Sonna (Peter) Neumeister of Carver, Minnesota and Sheila (Doug) Soellner of Holstein ,Iowa; brother Kirk “Bones” Barrett of Ida Grove, Iowa. He loved all of his nieces and nephews including their littles. He is proceeded in death by his father Donald “Bosco” Barrett and mother Frances “Sadie” (Hargens) Barrett.
