Barry Lynn Sinkular was born on Dec. 21, 1949, in Winner, SD, to Woodrow and Elsie (Schmidt) Sinkular, joining twin brothers Ken and Kent. He graduated from Gregory High School in 1968 and from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in 1973 with a degree in Civil Engineering.
Barry married Carol Dykeman in 1985 and they later divorced. He married Jeannette Adams on Aug. 3, 1991.
Barry was a lifelong farmer and rancher until his retirement in March 2010.
When he wasn’t farming or ranching, Barry loved to fish, golf and play cards, which made his transition into retirement an easy and enjoyable one. His favorite summer pastime was walking in the mornings in Gregory with Clarence Ehnes and Perry Powell and then heading to the course for a round of “geezer golf” and then back to the course on Wednesday afternoons for league play. He also made uncountable trips with brothers-in-law and friends to the Missouri River for walleye fishing and fished the local bass dams if the walleye weren’t biting. When the weather didn’t cooperate for fishing or golfing you could find him socializing and playing cards at the Dallas Mini-Mart. He also spent many hours playing Hearts and FreeCell on the computer. Barry liked to watch football and baseball (Minnesota Twins mostly) on television but his all-time favorite TV show was “All In The Family”–Archie Bunker made him laugh out loud. Barry also enjoyed watching Gregory High School Football and attended regularly.
Barry liked to travel and he and Jeannette enjoyed vacations to Mexico, Florida, Arizona, Washington State, Oregon and Canada. He, along with relatives and friends, took several fishing trips to Alaska, also.
Barry passed away suddenly on Jan. 1, 2017, in Vermillion, SD, at the age of 67 years.
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