Mr. Rick Barrett

Mr. A. Richard BarrettJunior School
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Mr. A. Richard BarrettTeacher
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Richard Barrett has been in education for twenty-nine years.He came to Lower Canada College in 1988 to teach history and economics at grade ten and eleven.In September, 1991, he accepted a position in the Junior School at the grade six level where he tought English, social studies and mathematics.Richard served as Assistant Director of the Junior School from 1993-2000.An avid sportsman, Richard has enthusiastically coached the 5-6 hockey team since 1991.

LCC Junior School students and faculty, from kindergarten to grade 6, jumped rope for heart (appropriately) and in memory of our beloved Rick Barrett, for 1.5 hours on February 14 in the Velan Gymnasium.

This fundraising event netted over $9,000 for the Heart Foundation and was a very fitting tribute to a man with a big heart but who ultimately met an untimely death due to heart failure.

Rick Barrett was a long-time teacher at LCC who made a huge contribution to the Junior School as faculty member and assistant head of the division.His motto was "Life is Good" and he truly lived his life with this saying as his guiding principle.He was a lover of history, drama, debating and "Les Canadiens."There is no doubt that he would have approved of this skip-a-thon, as he had a strong commitment to fitness.

It is with great sadness that we report that Mr. Richard Barrett passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, June 12th.Mr. Barrett was an educator for 31 years.He came to Lower Canada College in 1988 as a teacher of history and economics at grade ten and eleven.In 1991, he accepted a position in the Junior School at the grade six level where he taught English, Social Studies, and Mathematics.Richard served as Assistant Director of the Junior School from 1993-2000.He was respected as an avid hockey coach and sports lover.The results of his excellence as a teacher and his exceptional influence on his students and colleagues will live on.He will be truly missed by all!

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a bursary fund at Lower Canada College that has been set up in memory of Richard Barrett who has given his loyal support to LCC for nearly 15 years.

Visitations are scheduled for Monday evening, June 21st, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the Alfred Daillaire Funeral Home 14370 Pierrefonds Boulevard (See map).

Special guest Richard Barrett, an internationally known educator who is the author of Liberating the Corporate Soul, will give a live demonstration of the method he's developed for teaching values - with the cooperation of the entire Ingles family (including their three kids).