It is my sad duty to report that Dave Barnes passed away this morning at the age of 82. Dave was a retired Maryland State Trooper and joined the LVSSA in 1998. He was voted into the LVSSA Hall of Fame in 2008 and the National Senior Softball Hall of Fame in 2013.
From LVSSA and National Softball Hall of Famer - Paul Callaghan:
National Senior Softball Hall of Fame
Class of 2013
Russ Curtis wrote, "Dave is well known and respected throughout the senior softball community, and treats every player from AA to Major Plus with respect and dignity, they are all equals with Dave. He has great passion for the game and lives and breathes senior softball. Dave is the ultimate 'team first' guy, always putting his team and his teammates in the forefront."
"Dave is a great player on the field, he is a good defensive 1st baseman who can play some outfield and can pitch when needed. He is one of the best ball strikers in the game, and he is an extra base hitting machine with good power to all fields. He is an .800 hitter and normally hits in the 3, 4, or 5 hole. Dave is one of the select few guys on a team that you want at the plate when the game is on the line."
Gary Pro wrote, "Dave is the 'consummate' representative of all the positive aspects of Senior Softball, both on and off the field!"
More on Dave's life and softball career is forthcoming.
-Courtesy of "Rob" Robinson, Mike Warzocha, Paul Callaghan, Gary Pro and the late Russ Curtis