Chuck,
How surprising! A great man and what you say is indeed true. Barry offered a wealth of knowledge to the bosses however unfortunately this was not always listened too. He and other contract drivers disagreed with the idea of flying the CRJ like an A320. This was a hangover from the early days when the first 2 AN Capt's (A320) were assigned to KD. At the time the quickest way for KD to be issued the HC AOC was to mirror the manuals / procedures to the AN ones. They did a great job with the task they were dumped with and slowly it was being changed back to Bombardier procedures.
Barry was involved in a car accident whilst back at home. About 6 weeks ago if my memory serves me correctly. Apparently a very lucky man however on the road to a full recovery and will be spotted at the local again soon.
Regards,
Riddler