Collision Kills Ex-Burbanker
Barrie David Gardner, a former Burbank resident, was killed Saturday when the car he was driving collided with a moving van. Burbank Police Chief Rex Andrews told the Daily Review that Gardner, 26, was driving northbound on the San Diego Freeway when the accident occurred.
He apparently intended on taking the Sepulveda offramp, then had a change of mind and as he swerved back his station wagon struck the back of an Allied Moving van, Andrews, a neighbor and close friend of Gardner's parents, said.
Upon collision a 7-foot piece of metal in the rear of the station wagon broke through the seat of the car and impaled Gardner, Andrews said. He was pronounced dead at an Encino hospital.
Gardner, who lived in Glendale, had been a resident of Burbank for 21 years and was a native of Ohio. He was a 1960 graduate of Burbank High School where he was a star on the track team, Andrews said.
He was also a member of Theta Ki at Sacramento State College and the Wilshire Christian Church. A veteran of the Vietnam War, he served in the United States Marine Corps.
Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Gardner of Burbank; and one sister, Miss Rebecca Ann Gardner of Van Nuys. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Church of the Hills, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills. Interment will also be at Forest Lawn.
The Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, 333 East Magnolia, is in charge of the arrangements.
Knew Barrie from 1961 to his death in 1969. A great friend who came to Coalinga JC in 1961. He became a close friend of all our family. Was a great track star at Coalinga JC with a long standing school record holder in the mike with a time of 4.24. Exchanged letters while he was in Vietnam. Was a great car guy and a member of the Burbank Accelerators Car Club. Great loss of a great friend.
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