NORWAY – Walter John Barlow Jr., 56, of South Paris, died Monday, Jan. 24, at Stephens Memorial Hospital after a brief battle with cancer.

He was born in Bayonne, N.J., on Dec. 9, 1948, the son of Walter J. and Stacia Barlow Sr. He attended Catholic schools and Seton Hall Prep., earning his bachelor of science degree in chemistry from St. Anselms.

He was employed at A.C. Lawrence Leather Co. from 1971 to 1985. He was also on the Board of Trustees from 1982 to 1991 and became superintendent for Paris Utility District in 1991. Because of him, Paris water was the best tasting in Maine for four years, and reached a national competition, held in New York.

He was a member of the Paris Planning Board, and the Budget Committee. He was a former member of the Paris Volunteer Fire Department, as well as an Eagle Scout. He was a member of St. Catherine of Sienna church, since 1972, and was a lector. He was also a former member of the Knights of Columbus.

He enjoyed jazz music, and gardening, producing tomatoes and large zucchinis. He was a sports fan, watching the Red Sox, the New England Patriots, and St. John’s University basketball. He was a good listener, and a great husband, father, and grandfather. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife of 27 years, the former Rebecca Louise Gay of South Paris; two daughters, Jessica Colon and her husband, Anthony, and their two children Joshua and Dominick, all of Lewiston, and Jennifer Landis and her husband, Brian, of South Paris; two sons, Jan Michael and his wife, Ardhyarini, of Lewiston, and Jarrod and his wife, Ashley, of Norway; his mother, Stacia Barlow of Ohio; two sisters, Judith Sentman and her husband, Robert, of Illinois, and Joanne Barlow of Ohio; and many nieces and nephews.

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