Barry Max Booker 1
- Born: 1 May 1934, , San Patricio County, Texas 2
- Marriage (1): Mary Beth Alley
- Died: 20 Mar 2011, Webster, Harris County, Texas at age 76
- Crem.: Center City Cemetery, Center City, Mills County, Texas
General Notes:
Max Booker worked at the Johnson Space Center for NASA in Houston, Texas.
He studied genealogy much of his adult life.
Barry Booker, 76, of Friendswood, Texas passed away on March 20, 2011 in Webster, TX. He was born to Thomas and Nina (McNiel) on May 1, 1934 in San Saba, TX.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at the Jeter Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, 311 N. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood, TX 77546 with Rev. Carl Denny officiating.
Condolences may be sent to the Booker family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.
Houston Chronicle, 27 Mar 2011
Memorial on Pearl BlueGrass website:
Max (Barry) Booker (1934-2011)
Max (Barry) Booker, 76, of Friendswood, Texas passed away on March 20, 2011 in Webster, TX. He was born to Thomas and Nina (McNiel) on May 1, 1934 in San Saba, TX.
Max was one of the first musicians who attended the monthly music event at Pearl and he was known for the friendly and helpful way he always welcomed new comers to join the jamming circle. Max loved playing his guitar with his friends and he hardly ever missed a single time at Pearl until he developed a problem with his breathing. Although Max lived nearly 5 hours away he continued to drive that long distance every month to play at Pearl even once he had to carry an oxygen tank along with him to breathe. Even after Max got too weak to drive himself he often still either found a friend who could come with him or paid a nurse to drive him to Pearl !
Max was a big fan of Chet Atkins' guitar style and he owned almost every recording Chet made. He loved to share and learn interesting tunes and chord progressions with the other guitar players in the Texas Swing room at Pearl. The photo of Max strumming his guitar was taken in that room at Pearl. A few of the songs Max especially loved to play were "Misty", "Starry, Starry Night", and "Sir John E. McDonald's Waltz". Max liked to provide guitar backup for the fiddle players and now whenever the fiddlers at Pearl play McDonald's Waltz we always remember him and say, "This one's for Max".
Barry married Mary Beth Alley, daughter of J. B. Alley and Una Jordan.
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