Barry left us too soon. His book(s) was tremendous. But all the advice we got from him, I have no words. My thoughts to his family.
My condolences to Barry's family.
I started in O-Gauge with MTH DCS, and Barry was always there to help. I met him at York a few years back, and when in person his help was sprinkled with a smile. A loss for the hobby - an honor to have met him.
Alex
I wanted to tell a quick story. We went to the NJHR's club for Trainstock #3. There were so many familiar faces there that I wished to talk with. I saw Barry and said hello. I believe I also thanked him many times for all his help. The crowd was filling in and we sat right next to each other with our women by our sides. We didn't speak a lot more as we ate. There was just some type of connection. I believe he knew how much I respected him and it felt like he was always part of the family. So I was thankful just to sit there nearby and watch many new comers say hello to him and Cora as they filed in. I didn't wish to bug him with more stories or questions as I knew there would be more time for that later back on the forum.
From then on I felt closer to him and relied on his advise on issues. I purchased some things directly from him and always got a great deal. I just played my basement sound system and even a preamp in that, came from him. I have many things around the house that will keep his memory close by. I see his face on the MTH headings posts and know just how much we lost. I can't act like I'm part of his family in any way. I can say it felt like he was part of mine though, in the limited times we spoke.
I hope I said this well enough to convey how much he meant to me and again, just how much I respected his advise.
This is a very tragic loss to all of us in this hobby. Barry's books are a wonderful resource for me when I'm working with DCS. Not to mention the many times he was quick to help me on the DCS pages.
Barry will be truly missed an my prayers go out for his family and friends. Rest in Peace buddy.
Mario Evangelista
Very sorry to hear this. My condolences to the family and friends. Very big loss. He will be missed greatly
Glenn Degroat
I am shocked. I did not know Barry but he answered many DCS questions I posted.
Condolences to his family.
I only knew Barry as the DCS GURU. He was a great help to me. I'm very saddened at his loss., he will be missed. God bless him and His family,
sad to hear of his passing my condolences to all of his family. I never met Barry nor chatted with him only knew of him from the DCS books he wrote and the help he graciously provided to all who asked on the forum. I am sure he has pulled up a cloud and is chatting with all the other train members we have lost and are at this moment designing a layout limitless of needed space and is starting a new book on a cloud based DCS system.
rest in peace Barry I will miss your presence on the forum.
Prayers to his family
Never knew or met him. Always sounded like a great influence on this forum. Big shoes for others to fill. He will be greatly missed
So sad to hear. He has answered many questions on the forum for me. He help me a lot when I converted over to DCS. Bought his book which had a lot of valuable information in it. Great loss to the hobby. He will be missed. My condolences go out to his family.
Good evening, I just seen this post about Barry.
A tragic loss for his family and our hobby.
God bless !!!
I just saw this, I got the chance to meet Barry one year at York about 13 years ago. Rest in peace Barry.
I have already seen one DCS-related question on this forum this week that Barry would have answered knowledgeably and quickly.
I know I’ll miss his expertise here.
Wow, soooo sorry to hear of his passing. Even though I never met him I am familiar with him thru this site and his dealings with model railroading. I hope he has a great journey into his next life. You always have to live life like it's your last day everyday.
Rick
WftTrains posted:Following is a link to Barry’s obituary which includes the details on his memorial service to be held this Friday:
http://bethshalomobits.casketp...ry-steven-broskowitz
I plan to attend.
Bill
I attended Barry’s memorial service this morning. It was a nice service with about 30 people attending. Attached is a scan of the booklet handed out to attendees.
Note the suggestion for contributions to the humane society as Barry and Cora were supporters of that organization and had adopted rescue dogs.
Bill
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Very nice !!!
Thank you for posting Bill !!!
Very sad to hear about the loss of Barry Broskowitz,I know that I and everyone else on this forum will always be indebted to Barry's contributions to the hobby of model railroading and for helping everyone with the MTH DCS system.Peace be with his family at this time.
Very sad, I am in shock.
Barry was such a helpful person in our hobby.
My thoughts and prayers for him and his Family.
I also attended Barry's Memorial Service yesterday. Cora, Alan and Susan were all doing well and welcomed and thanked all who attended. The service was very nice and I was very glad to have had the chance to go. My grandson Bryce and I had visited Barry's home to see his layout and trains around 8-9 years ago. Barry had a wonderful love for the hobby and will be missed by all who knew him.
I talked with Alan at length and he does plan to sell his dad's layout and trains. He said he had already been approached and decisions would be made on how to proceed going forward. Love, hope and prayers for Broskowitz's family.
