Barry Ewan Sterling (November 17, 1943 – April 19, 2014) was an American businessman and politician. From Memphis, Tennessee, Sterling co-owned Sterling Company Realtors and was a probation officer in the juvenile court system. He served in the

Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consis ...

for Shelby County (District 83) as a Republican. He served in the 91st and 92nd General Assemblies. He died April 19, 2014 at the VA Hospital. Tennessee House of Representatives-92nd General Assembly-Barry E. Sterling
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Personal Life

Sterling had a single sibling, brother Harold Sterling, Jr., and two children, daughter Britain Lenz (Adam) and son Justice Sterling (Janece). His grandchildren include Ryan Elizabeth Lenz and a child referred to simply as "Baby Lenz."

Community Work

Sterling was a member various local organizations, including the American Legion; the Jaycees; Kiwanis; Southern Folklore, Inc.; the Germantown Arts Association; the Germantown Festival Association; the Art League; the National Association of Realtors; Realtors National Marketing; the Home Builders Association; the Easter Seal Society; the 1977 Constitutional Convention; and was president of the Germantown Theater in 1981. He was a lifetime member of the Multi-Million Dollar Realtor’s Sales Club.

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1943 births 2014 deaths Politicians from Memphis, Tennessee Businesspeople from Tennessee Republican Party members of the Tennessee House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople {{Tennessee-politician-stub