Barry Arthur Osterlitz

GLENDALE – Barry Arthur Osterlitz, born July 9, 1942 in Brooklyn, New York. Died November 17, 2022 in Glendale, Arizona. An accomplished athlete, Barry was scouted as a high school pitcher by a major baseball team and held records in track and field and bowling. Barry had a master’s degree in physics and after his retirement from Honeywell Space Systems in Glendale, Arizona, he taught college mathematics, astronomy, and sciences. More than an intellectual, Barry loved the arts, literature, traveling, and hiking. He was a writer, but mostly a poet. His muse was his wife, Constance, and his love for her spilled out onto the page. He and Connie shared their combined families: his daughter, Alicia, and stepchildren, Joseph (Penny), David (Kie), Donnie, Tracy (Jesse), and fourteen grandchildren.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Best Funeral Services, 9380 W. Peoria, Peoria, Arizona on December 5 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. followed with friends and family invited to the house.