J. Brian Barry, 68, ad executive, Realtor, parishioner, July 31

J. Brian Barry of Brookfield, a former advertising executive who had also been real estate agent in Ridgefield, died Wednesday, July 31, as a result of an auto accident in Vista, N.Y. He was 68 years old and the husband of Pauline Paris Barry.
Mr. Barry was born in Cambridge, Mass., on Feb. 5, 1934, a son of the late John and Elizabeth Kelly Barry. He grew up in Belmont and Wellesley, Mass., and graduated from Georgetown University in 1955.
>From 1955 until 1959, he served in the U.S. Air Force, including at a station in Iceland, and attained the rank of captain.
Mr. Barry spent 30 years in advertising, most of it with TBWA in Manhattan. His clients included Absolut vodka, for whom he helped start the famous print campaign that makes use of bottle silhouettes. Other clients included Gold Star electronics and Fromagerie Belle cheeses. He retired in 1993 as a senior vice president.
The same year, he joined Landmark Century 21 Real Estate in Ridgefield, where he was working at the time of his death.
Mr. Barry and his family had lived on Elmwood Road in South Salem from 1967 until 1987, and then lived on Mountain Road in West Redding until about 1993. He had lived in Brookfield for the past six years.
Since the 1960s, Mr. Barry had been an active member of St. Mary’s parish, where he served as a lector, and had also belonged to area theater groups, including the Ridgefield Workshop for the Performing Arts.
Besides his wife, Mr. Barry is survived by three sons: Mark G. Barry of Toronto, Canada, Matthew B. Barry of Annapolis, Md., and Andrew C. Barry of Port Hueneme, Calif.; a brother: Robert Barry of Naples, Fla.; two sisters: Jeanne McGhee of Windham, Maine, and Betsy Harrington of Alisa Viejo, Calif.; four grandchildren: Collin, Kevin, Ryan, and Megan; and several nieces and nephews.
A memorial mass was celebrated Wednesday in St. Mary’s Church.
Contributions in Mr. Barry’s memory may be made to M.A.D.D. Fairfield County Chapter, 2874 Main Street, Stratford, CT 06614.
The Green Funeral Home in Danbury was in charge of arrangements.