Donald Thomas "Don" Barry (July 30, 1928 – December 31, 2017) was an American nurse, anesthetist, businessman, and politician.

Background

Barry was born on a farm near

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. He studied at

Springfield Junior College Benedictine University at Springfield in Springfield, Illinois was a branch campus of Benedictine University, whose main campus is in Lisle, Illinois. It offered accelerated associate, bachelor's and graduate programs through the university's Sch ...

, in

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, the Alexian Brothers Hospital School of Nursing, in

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, and post graduate studies in anesthesiology at St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Illinois. Barry owned and operated Barry Nursing Homes (now Country Care Centers) in several locations in Illinois. He lived in Raymond, Illinois with his wife and family. Barry served in the

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in 1969 and 1970 and was a

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. Barry died in

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* 1928 births 2017 deaths People from Montgomery County, Illinois Benedictine University at Springfield alumni American anesthesiologists American nurses Businesspeople from Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub