Garrett Barden, Professor Emeritus UCC

We are very sorry for your loss. I am Bobby's daughter and he was always spoke highly of Garrett. Thinking of you. Bobby Pat, Jean and Peter Barden, Dublin/ Wicklow.

I met Garrett in Akureyri (Iceland) at a conference on presidents. I was first struck by his kindness and generosity. As our conversation developed over the years, I really appreciated his open mind, wisdom and sense of humour. My thoughts are with his family and with Beatrice in particular. I send them my heartfelt condolences.

I was first in contact with Garrett when I was a callow undergraduate and he was my Professor. He was warm, supportive and witty, as well as learned - the ideal from the perspective of an overawed new student. He left a lasting impression on me and I am greatly saddened to hear of his passing. May he rest in peace. My best regards to his family.

A privilege to have met Him! I remember how fond He was of the tv series Commissario Montalbano! Rest in peace appreciated Master and Professor.
Francesco Milazzo, University of Catania, Sicily/Italy, former teacher at HA

Garrett was a wonderful teacher of philosophy. I remember him best in Lucan place on the Western Road where he would allow the clock to tick as he waited in the hope that the solution might dawn on us students. Full of subtle, refined reasoning but more importantly kind, good humoured, and with an impish delight in the absurd. Condolences to all the family and particularly to my friend Anna and Paul.

Garrett was mentor, friend and philosopher. He spoke of Erik, Anna and Tristan Paul with such love. He was truly blessed in meeting Beatrice. My condolences to Garrett’s family and friends. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Beatrice and the extended Barden family on the sad death of Garrett. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
He was a scholar, a gentleman and above all a dear friend with a unique sense of humour. He will be very greatly missed by his many friends and colleagues at University College Cork.

We are so deeply saddened. We knew Garrett a long long time and he was just a wonderful man, very helpful and considerate, and so incredibly knowledgeable. He and I wrote a few papers together which was a great experience. He was so kind.

Deepest sympathy to Garrett's family on his recent passing. I have fond memories of Garrett, both as a colleague in UCC and a neighbour in Sundays Well Road. A kind and gentle man whose company I enjoyed on our walks to and from work. May he rest in peace.

Garrett now lies still and quiet under the cherry tree in Lismore. He was my teacher and friend for over 50 years. He made a special contribution to philosophy and learning in Ireland and that is his abiding legacy. Condolences to Beatrice, Anna, Eric and Tristan Paul

Dear Beatrice,
I was so sorry to hear of the passing of your husband Garrett, my deepest sympathy to you and all your family. May he rest in peace.

Dear Beatrice,
We were so sorry to hear about Garrett's passing. May he rest in peace. He was a lovely person, a kind friend, and a splendid philosopher.
Love,
Giorgio and Rachael

My deepest Sympathy to Beatrice and all the family on the passing of Garrett.A pure gentleman. May his gentle soul rest in peace

Deepest sympathy to Beatrice and family. I remember Garrett with great affection. He will be sorely missed.

Very sorry to hear of the death of Garrett Barden, valued colleague, interesting mind. Sincere condolences to his family.

Dear Beatrice
So sorry to hear about Garrett s passing. May he rest in peace
Kevin and Carol kelly

Sincere condolences to the Barden family. Garrett helped and supported me in doing my PhD. He was so generous with his time, his insight and his encouragement. I was very lucky to know him. A lovely person.

Heartfelt sympathy to all of Garrett's family and, most especially, to Anna.

Deepest sympathy to Beatrice, Tim and the Blake family and to The Barden family on the loss of my dear neighbour, Garrett, with whom I enjoyed verbal jousting these last 20 wonderful years! You were the perfect gentleman, dear Garrett, and you will be sorely missed. Fleur says thanks for looking after her so well! Rest in eternal peace.

Dear Beatrice,

My most sincere condolences on Garrett’s death.

In the almost 50 years that I knew him, from my time under his mentorship at UCC (he supervised my undergraduate thesis), to his valued friendship later in life, I always liked and respected Garrett. He had a unique capacity to see things from angles unavailable to most of the rest of us, thereby giving us the capacity to see many old and familiar things anew. Meeting him for coffee and conversation was always an occasion to be eagerly anticipated and enjoyed. My life has been richer and fuller for having known him.

I am so glad I had the opportunity to speak to him on the phone some months ago. I didn’t know then that it would be for the last time.

May God grant him his reward.

Dear Anna, sincere sympathy to you on the death of your father, and to Paul, his grandson, and to your brother and all the family. Thinking of you at this difficult time. Love from me and Andrew.

Sincere condolences to Erik and Anna on the death of your father. Thinking of you all at this time.

Deepest sympathy to Barden family on the passing of Garrett grant him Rest in Gods house and that he will rise in glory when the day dawns for all of us

Sincerest sympathies to Anna and all the Barden Family. Thinking of you all this hard week. Xxx

Saddened to hear of Garrett passing always enjoyed meeting him and his witty sense of humour a real nice man life journey over Garrett may you rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to Eric and Anna.
Garrett was a natural philosopher and a kindly spirit.
May he rest in eternal peace.

Our sincerest sympathies to all the family. Anna,Paul and Lindsey you are in our thoughts now and always xx

Sincere condolences to Anna and Erik on the death of Garrett. He was a gentleman and a pleasure to work with. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Garret’s family and friends. He was a very kind & warm man who took a keen interest in people, their interests and their ideas about life. He will be missed.

I'm so sorry to hear the news of Garrett's death and extend sincere sympathy to Beatrice, Anna, Erik and Paul. I have very warm memories of his gentle kindness during the years when I worked as Secretary in the Philosophy Dept at UCC. May he rest in eternal peace.

Sincere sympathy to Garrett’s family. A scholar and gentleman.

Deepest sympathy to Anna, Paul, Lindsey, Beatrice and families. We remember Garrett with great respect and fondness. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy Beatrice and extended family on Garrett’s death , it is a while since we met but you are all in my thoughts and prayers.

Deepest condolences to Eric and the Barden family

We send our sympathy and affection to Beatrice on her great loss and our condolences to all Garrett's family

Sincerest Condolence to the Barden family on the death of Garrett, may he Rest in Peace.

Deepest condolences to Bea, Erik, Anna, Tristan-Paul and all the extended family. We were friends, neighbours, and colleagues for many years and valued Garrett's thoughtful wisdom and kindness. Lots of good memories at this sad time.

Sincere sympathy to Beatrice and to Garrett's extended family for your great loss. Garrett was a kind man, a wonderful friend, and the model of what a scholar should be. I will always treasure our long conversations about law, politics, and life - walking by the sea or in the warmth and comfort of Beatrice and Garrett's home. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

So sorry to hear the sad news of Garrett's passing. Sincere condolences to Beatrice and her children and all the Barden Family. May Garrett rest in Peace.

Sincere condolences to Beatrice and family on the sad passing of Garrett, what a lovely man to meet always had a word he’ll be sadly missed May he rest in peace

Sincere condolences to Beatrice, Anna, Erik, and Tristan Paul on Garrett’s passing. He was a remarkable philosopher and a great colleague and friend. May he rest in peace.

Anna, Erik and the extended Barden family.

Condolences on the death of your father,Garrett. Memories of lengthy discussions and lovely evenings in Sundays Well come flooding back.

Suzanne

Sincere sympathy to Beatrice and Tim and extended family on the sad passing of Garrett. What a true and scholarly gentleman. Loved to chat to Garrett on his visits to the post office and missed him greatly when he could come no more.
R. I. P. Garrett.

Sincere condolences to the Barden family at this sad time. Hope that the memories of happier times prove some comfort.

Heartfelt sympathies to Beatrice, Erik, Anna, and family. Garrett was my model of how a philosopher should be when I was an undergraduate at UCC in the 1970s, both a insightful teacher and a generous and caring man.

Deepest sympathy to Beatrice and extended family on the passing of Garrett. May he rest in peace.

Deepest Sympathy to Beatrice and all the family on the passing of Garrett. RIP.

My sincere sympathy to Beatrice and all Garrett's immediate and wider family. Garrett combined a rigorous intellect with a warm and attractive humanity. I am grateful to have known him. R.I.P.

Deepest sympathies to the Barden family on the death of Garret. A true source of knowledge and inspiration for many academics in UCC.

I am very sad to hear of Garrett's passing. I was his first post-graduate student at UCC back in the early 1970s. We remained friends since then and never lost touch. It was always a pleasure to meet him. Garrett gave witness to reserves of thoughtfulness and goodness. He will be missed. Maria and I offer sincere condolences to Beatrice and Garrett's children.

I was very sorry, Anna, to hear of your loss. My sincere condolences to you and your family.

With warmest sympathy to Beatrice, Erik and Anna from all the surviving members of the Belvedere College class of 1957

Lovely gentleman always. Helped me immensely as a new lecturer and PhD candidate in Economics. He was a great mentor. Also he was very good to me on a personal level and I was so sad when he finished his work in the department I was very very fond of him. Pure gent. And he adored his dog. Sincere condolences to his wife and family. I will always have great memories of him. Thank you Garrett, RIP

Deepest condolences to Anna and to all the family

Professor Barden was a great scholar, my sincere condolences to his family. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Special prayers from Sophia University Tokyo.where I have been for many years. Donal Doyle. He always had a special aura about him. A scholarly aura.

With special prayers from Sophia University, Tokyo..

Garrett was a profound and inspirational teacher and a good, good man. My deepest condolences to all his family and friends.

Our deepest condolences To Beatrice and extended family for the loss of Garrett, May his gentle soul rest in peace

Precious memories of Garrett at UCC. A scholar, a gentleman, and a
genuine university mind. My sympathy to the family.