POTRATZ, Robert Barney 1946 - 2021

POTRATZ

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"Southeast Iowa Union / Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Page 6

ROBERT BARNEY POTRATZ
Fairfield

Barney learned the TM technique in 1968 shortly after his return from Vietnam, and became a Teacher of TM in 1971. He was a beloved co-worker at the national headquarters of the TM organization in Los Angeles. At some point during that time he became known as "Barney" rather than "Bob," which had been his name when growing up.

In the early 1980s, he relinquished his attachment to southern California and moved to Fairfield to join the Maharishi International University community and worked at the University for quite a few years. He then went into business for himself as a woodworker and craftsman.

Barney was a talented and skilled artisan, a lover of words, a poet, songwriter, a player of poker, tennis, and the guitar. He delighted in his cats and peonies, his leather jacket and the motorcycle that used to go with it, the New Yorker, and music from Dylan to Beethoven. He will be missed by his friends near and far who are grateful for his tender heart, fine intellect, and dry sense of humor and who send him love on his new journey.

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Page 6

ROBERT BARNEY POTRATZ
Fairfield

Robert Barney POTRATZ passed away peacefully on March 21, 2021. He was born in New York City on March 12, 1946, and was the only child of Barney and Marge POTRATZ. Soon thereafter the family moved to Los Angeles where his father continued to work for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and his mother was a secretary for the county. Barney graduated from North Hollywood High School where he was a star basketball player. He attended San Jose State Univrsity and served in the US Navy during the Vietnam war (sic - Vietnam Conflict).

Barney learned the TM technique in 1968 shortly after his return from Vietnam, and became a Teacher of TM in 1971. He was a beloved co-worker at the national headquarters of the TM organization in Los Angeles. At some point during that time he became known as "Barney" rather than "Bob," which had been his name when growing up.

In the early 1980s, he relinquished his attachment to southern California and moved to Fairfield to join the Maharishi International University community and worked at the University for quite a few years. He then went into business for himself as a woodworker and craftsman.

Barney was a talented and skilled artisan, a lover of words, a poet, songwriter, a player of poker, tennis and the guitar. He delighted in his cats and peonies, his leather jacket and the motorcycle that used to go with it, the New Yorker, and music from Dylan to Beethoven. He will be missed by his friends near and far who are grateful for his tender heart, fine intellect, and dry sense of humor and who send him love on his new journey.

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