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Alfred Cavis Barnes

   

  

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July 28, 2008

Alfred Cavis Barnes, 86,passed away on July 28, 2008. Survived by his wife, Leona Walters Barnes, two children, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Served in the Air Force during World War II and Korean War.  Highest honors - the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Oak Leaf clusters. He completed Bachelor's and Master's Degrees at ASU, earning varsity letters in football and baseball. He coached coaches and taught at several high schools, at Phoenix College, and taught part-time at ASU. He left to teach at Northern Iowa University and to complete a Doctorate at Indiana University. Returning to Arizona, he was a researcher and trainer at Aviation Crash Injury Research, then joined the Arizona State Department of Health. He also taught at San Diego State University where he retired in 1980, then joining Air Research as a safety engineer, retiring in 1989. His residence was in California.