BARLEY, Michael

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1. Thinking of you Leo at this sad time – sending lots of love. Also thoughts are with Tannar and Emma.

   Tim enjoyed reading both Mordred’s Coals & Dark Ouroboros and we were so looking forward to enjoying his further writing.

   Barbara Douglas April 25 2020 10:25 am

2. My deepest sympathy to you, Leo and all your family on the loss of your beloved Michael.
   Holding you in my heart.
   Love,
   Teresa Robertson

   Teresa Robertson April 25 2020 12:51 pm

3. Dear Leo,

   News of Michael leaving us has travelled.

   I met him back in the 1980s. He was a clever, polite and reflective guy.

   I haven’t seen him since but these qualities were part of who he was.

   Please accept my condolences. I am thinking of him and the family and what they must be going through.

   Kind regards,

   Paul Dudley
   [email protected]

   Paul Dudley April 25 2020 5:09 pm

4. I will miss you dearly.
   I so wish that I could have spent more time with you.
   You cared about so much that really mattered.
   We shared a disdain for the bullshit in life.
   My friend, Michael.

   https://youtu.be/eadbQaEutQI

   Brendon April 26 2020 10:21 pm

5. Goodbye dear friend, the world is a better place for having known, rest easy until we meet again. Pamela

   Pamela vale April 26 2020 11:23 pm

6. Dear Leo and Tannar we were so sorry to hear of the passing of Michael and are thinking of you both with heartfelt sympathy,

   Kathryn Frances Johns April 27 2020 12:59 pm

7. Dear Leo

   You are in our thoughts and prayers at this very sad time .

   May your family and friends provide you the love and support you need.

   We know Michael will be very much missed.

   Lorraine and Garry Redford

   Lorraine Redford April 27 2020 7:27 pm

8. Dear Leo & Tanner,
   I have been so saddened by the loss of your Michael. You are in my thoughts every day,
   Love Jodie Johnston xxx

   Jodie Johnston April 28 2020 1:04 pm

9. Good-bye old friend. You were so creative, funny, kind, and compassionate. We met almost half a century ago, and I am so grateful that we re-connected this last decade. You enriched my life with your craft and art of writing. You were a lovely and beautiful person with an incredible inquisitive brain. I know you will be sorely missed.

   Carla Lange April 29 2020 8:02 am

10. Farewell dear Michael,

    We met over 30 years ago in unusual circumstances and developed an extraordinary friendship. You were kind, funny and erudite, shining a light on matters of great importance.

    It is sad knowing you are lost to this world.

    Much love
    Molly x

    Molly O'Reilly April 29 2020 5:27 pm

11. My love and thoughts are with you Leo on this sad occasion.
    It is fitting that so many good things have been stated so sincerely by many friends. Michael enriched all our lives and will be remembered as a thoughtful, kind and wonderful man.

    Chris Hodges April 29 2020 7:18 pm

12. Leo and family
    Still can’t believe Mr Bart has gone but I am positive he is now aboard his own amazing ship that is – as he wrote about in Mordred’s Coals – a “Sea of Tranquility”.
    No-one else calls me Twinners. And it wouldn’t sound right coming from anyone else anyway.
    I loved Mr Bart’s F**k it attitude but also his inquisitiveness, his knowledge, his acceptance and his warmth.
    We love you lots, Bex and family xxx

    Bex April 29 2020 8:11 pm

13. Dear Leo
    I am so sorry for your loss and for the sadness you feel. I don’t know if Michael was fond of the poetry of G M Hopkins but these words of, “As Kingfishers Catch Fire”, speak to me of the Michael you so lovingly describe.

    “Each mortal thing does one thing and the same; Deals out that being indoors each one dwells;
    Selves – goes itself; myself it speaks and spells, Crying what I do is me: for that I came.”

    Gaye Phillips
    29 April 2020

    Gaye Phillips April 29 2020 9:31 pm

14. Dear Leo and Tannar,
    We are so sorry for your loss. Michael was a special soul and will always be in hearts and minds.
    Hope you find comfort in all the happy and joyful memories.
    Gerrie and Patrick Earley

    Gerrie Earley April 29 2020 11:40 pm

15. We Will miss This gentle humoristic man, husband to nu Australian cousindearly. Hard to grasp that he has leftus.Wishing Leo and tannar all the strength to deal with their loss.
    All out love Drom John and Molly van Diepenbrugge, Dordrecht, the Netherlands

    Molly van diepenbrugge April 30 2020 4:53 am

16. Stereo Michael RIP.
    Condolenses Leo, Tanner, family and friends

    Bruce Upson April 30 2020 10:40 am

17. So sorry I never got to meet you. At least I can say farewell from The Netherlands.

    Iris April 30 2020 1:36 pm

18. Leo and Tanner,
    So sorry to hear of your loss.
    My thoughts are with you and your family in these tough times.
    My most sincere condolences.
    Take care

    Sam & Libby Owen & Family April 30 2020 1:45 pm

19. Will miss hearing you coming down the road with your stereo blasting tunes. Always in our heart Have a safe journey. Love to Leo and Tanner. Alice and Sam

    Alice April 30 2020 1:59 pm

20. Dear Leo and Tanner
    I’m so sorry to hear about Michael’s passing.
    I cannot believe he is gone. I am going to miss his photos of your garden on Instagram, and the warm, gentle man with the wickedest sense of humour. Much love to you all.

    Tracey Newman April 30 2020 2:17 pm

21. Dear Leo,
    So sad to see you missing your best friend.
    Love and thoughts Jeff and Maude.

    Jeff Cooke April 30 2020 2:26 pm

22. Dear Leo,
    I’ve been thinking of you today and hope you were able to have a fitting celebration of Michael’s life despite these difficult times.
    I hope you have been able to draw comfort from the love from your friends and family near and far xxx

    Lisa-Jane Moody April 30 2020 7:14 pm

23. Gone from the pages of life
    Is, ultimately, a writer’s lot
    Gone from the imaginary forest,
    But forget-me-not.

    Stewart family

    Robert Stewart May 1 2020 12:29 pm

24. Love to you Leo and Tannar through this journey of f loss. Xxxx

    Tamara Holmes May 1 2020 10:36 pm

25. Would like to share a story of the first time I met Michael.
    Was staying at Emma’s place & wasn’t expecting anyone else to be there; was going through a difficult time with my own struggles. Crept out early the next morning for breakfast hoping that no one would be up & in walks Michael. I forget the first words that he said, but needless to say we were still talking 2 hours later. Had covered the whole gamut from AFL to cricket to music to history to fantasy literature – it was just what I needed. Was grateful to catch up with Michael again late last year.
    In our discussions over the years, he taught me acceptance & will miss his kindness, his intelligence & his wonderful humour & drives with the car stereo blasting.

    Sending you all our love Leo & Tannar.

    Love,
    Justin, Christobel, Melian & Annette.

    Justin Clark May 3 2020 11:19 pm

26. I didn’t know of Michael’s passing. I haven’t seen him in over 50 years. But I remember him vividly, and talking Harry Harrison and Robert Heinlen. Some pathway. Peter Richards

    Peter Richards April 14 2023 1:12 pm