Barrie, Robert Malcolm 8/12/1951 - Lansing, MI Robert Malcolm (Bob) Barrie, age 70 of Lansing MI passed away October 15, 2021 from a massive stroke. Robert Malcolm Barrie, Jr. August 12, 1951 – October 15, 2021 Except for brief stints elsewhere, Bob was a lifelong Michigander. He was born in Ann Arbor, where he went to Burns Park Elementary School, Tappan Junior High, and Pioneer High School, graduating class of '69. He was proud to play the tuba in the Pioneer High symphony orchestra and its marching band, and he continued playing tuba in various bands much later into life. Bob's parents, Bob Sr and Nancy, were also lifelong Michiganders who grew up in Grand Rapids, moved to Ann Arbor and raised their family there. Holly Barrie the oldest sibling, and to Bob's great sorrow, passed away in 1992; she was married to John Harris of Plymouth Michigan. Bob was next oldest, followed by John (JB), who is married to Karen Connor and lives in Ann Arbor (children: Ben, Andrew, and Colleen). Tucker, the youngest, lives in Ottawa, Canada (children: Hannah and Richard). Bob remained very close to his family throughout the years, and was very fond of his many aunts, uncles and cousins with whom there were yearly reunions ("Trout Bouts") in Beulah, MI. After high school, Bob moved to Connecticut where he attended the University of Hartford, and was very close to the Kegeles family, especially Jane and Steve Kegeles, second parents to him. He participated in Vietnam war protests when living in CT. He transferred to and graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder, where he loved rock and mountain climbing. He briefly lived in Crested Butte, CO where he enjoyed skiing. Growing up in Ann Arbor, he loved the University of Michigan, especially football and the marching band, and was very proud to obtain a master's degree in public health from UM. He then lived in Seattle, continued mountain climbing and working in public health, and then moved to Washington DC briefly. When a job became available at the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services in HIV/AIDS prevention, he jumped at the opportunity to return to Michigan and be near his parents and JB. Bob lived the rest of his life in Lansing and loved his work and colleagues. He worked in quality control, which involved traveling around his beloved state regardless of the weather. He also focused efforts on syringe exchange programs in Detroit to bolster HIV prevention. Bob had a wonderful, irreverent sense of humor and was very outgoing and friendly. He enjoyed both motorcycling and bicycling and was proud to have bicycled across the Mackinac Bridge several times as part of the annual Lansing to Mackinaw DALMAC bicycle tour. He loved trains, rode cross-country on them and for years, gathered weekly with friends in Lansing to watch the trains go by. His biggest love was cartooning, which he did at cafes in Paris, Seattle, Berkeley, and San Francisco and focused on in retirement. He sent out seasonal cards of his cartoons to friends and family (especially of Halloween and Christmas), which were cherished, he had several shows of his cartoons, and they were often featured on the Michigan Health Department newsletter. He made larger, framed cartoons that friends continue to deeply value. He loved dinosaurs and they often featured humorously in his cartoons. He and his first girlfriend Suzi Kegeles remained lifelong friends, and he often visited her and her family in California. A very sentimental man, he maintained friendships with many people from high school and college. He was married to Wendy Beth Scheu whom he cared for deeply. Bob died from a massive stroke. A celebration of Bob's life will be held at Casa Dominick's in Ann Arbor in the spring. Those interested in attending should send an e-mail rememberingbobbarrie@gmail.com to be notified when it will be held.