[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H20-H21]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING THE LIFE OF ODELL BARRY

  (Mr. PERLMUTTER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a friend and 
adviser, a gentleman named Odell Barry of Northglenn, Colorado, who 
passed away on January 3, 2022.

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  Born on October 10, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee, Berry spent most of 
his childhood in Toledo, Ohio. In 1964, the Denver Broncos took him out 
of the University of Findlay in the 19th round of the American Football 
League draft. Barry, a very talented and standout sprinter, opted for 
pro football over a chance to join the U.S. Olympic team, and he played 
a couple of seasons with the Broncos.
  Once his football career concluded, Barry began his career in public 
and community service, first as the City of Northglenn recreation 
director and then as the owner of Colorado's first full-service Dairy 
Queen in the early 1970s. From 1972 to '79, Barry served on the 
Northglenn City Council and then he became mayor. Along the way, he 
took pride in organizing the Multiple Sclerosis Dinner of Champions for 
many years and running Northglenn's football camp. Other highlights 
include his membership in the Colorado Baseball Commission in the early 
1990s, which helped pave the way for the Rockies.
  Barry was a devoted husband to Glenda, a loving father of two, and he 
loved spending time with his grandchildren. I am deeply grateful for 
his lifetime of service to our community and the great State of 
Colorado, and I personally will miss him.

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