Fred C. Barrington

Fred C. Barrington

Sept. 23, 1931~July 27, 2016

Fred C. Barrington, a 33-year resident and champion of Horseshoe Bay, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in the memory care unit of Spanish Trail Assisted Living. He was 84.

Services celebrating his life will be held at the Church of Horseshoe Bay, Saturday afternoon, July 30, at 2 p.m.

An ice-cream social will follow in the church’s Fellowship Hall.

Internment at the Horseshoe Bay Mausoleum will follow.

Fred and his wife, Connie, were realtors in Horseshoe Bay for 31 years, primarily in their own offices at Barringtons of Horseshoe Bay.

Based on their professionalism, leadership, and sales results, they were honored in 2006 by the Highland Lakes Association of Realtors with its inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fred and his twin brother, Eddie, were born on Sept. 23, 1931, in Throckmorton, Texas, the tenth and eleventh children of R.W. and Myrtle Haney Barrington.

After graduating from Throckmorton High School, he headed off to Murray State Junior College in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, on an athletic scholarship for two years, and then to Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, again on an athletic scholarship.

At Midwestern, he met and married Connie McRee. They shared 63 years of love and devotion, gifts passed on to three daughters and four grandchildren.

Prior to moving to Horseshoe Bay in 1983, Fred was affiliated with Tenneco Oil Company in Monahans, Houston, Denver, and Corpus Christi, and owned Fred Barrington Chevrolet in Lamesa, Texas.

From his college days to his days as a successful businessman, he readily accepted leadership roles in the community.

In Lamesa, he served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club; in Horseshoe Bay, he served as President of the Highland Lakes Board of Realtors.

Fred will be greatly missed by his family: wife, Connie; his daughters and their families, Candace Barrington and Mike Shea of New Haven, Connecticut, Tom Waldrop of Alexandria, Virginia, Katherine Waldrop of Tamuning, Guam, Crystal Barrington and Pat Black of Horseshoe Bay, Connie D., John, Constance, and Caroline Deering of Southlake, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is predeceased by his parents and brothers Robert, Willie Raymond, Ralph, Tommy, Steve, and Eddie and Sisters Rosa, Martha, Ruby, Marie, and Katie.

Contributions in his memory may be made to the Music Ministry at the Church of Horseshoe Bay, PO Box 8295, Horseshoe Bay, Texas, 78657.

Online condolences may be made at: www.clementswilcoxfuneralhome.com.