Former Black Diamond resident Gerald Lee “Jerry” Barnes died Sept. 17, 2013, in Burien, Wash.

He was born Sept. 2, 1933, in Seattle and was raised in Black Diamond, the son of Walter and Katherine Barnes. In his early years, he had a paper route where he rode his bike all over Black Diamond and Morgansville. After graduating from Enumclaw High School in 1951, he worked at the Goodyear Tire store in Auburn before joining the Air Force in January 1953, serving for four years that included a tour of duty in Japan during the Korean War. After returning stateside, He completed his service with an honorable discharge in 1961 from the Air Force Reserves. He used his electronics training to begin a successful career at The Boeing Company. He worked predominantly at the Renton facility on the flight line, supervising a team of technicians that performed the final flight tests prior to delivery to customers. He retired in 1990. During his retirement, he spent much of his time in the garden, tending to his vegetables and flowers.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Barnes; sons Bruce and wife Deborah and Don and wife Tammy; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his first son Dean.

Services will be at Edline-Yahn and Covington Funeral Chapel in Kent. View service information at www.edline-yahn.com.