To the Editor:
I want to thank the folks in Watertown and Woodbury who reached out to our family since my brother Barry passed away recently at age 75.Â
He fought recurring heart failure and COPD valiantly these past 10 years.Â
We are now relieved that his struggle is over and he is in a better place with his older brothers Brian and Billy.
I would not be able to write this letter had not Barry saved me from a roaring Echo Lake Road, Watertown house fire that occurred four days before Christmas in 1955.Â
While our late mother, Winnie Butterly, carried 2 year old Chuck out of the fire accompanied by 6 year old Judy, I was lost in the upstairs bedroom.Â
WATERTOWNÂ â Barry Alan Butterly entered the gates of Heaven on May 2, 2021.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Marie âReeneâ Butterly; their daughter, Dawn Hughes and her husband, Danny, and the apple of Barryâs eye, his granddaughter, Zoe.
A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 7, at Barryâs hometown parish, St. Johnâs Parish in Watertown.Â
Barry graduated from St. Johnâs School in 1959. Friends and family are directed to meet directly at the church. There are no calling hours.
Barry was a Watertown kid all the way. He grew up on Main Street, working for his father at Butterlyâs Coffee Shop. He played baseball for the Oakville Red Sox with close friends Bobby Palmer, Alan Gustafson and Tony Faressa as teammates.
WATERTOWN â State police confirmed Wednesday evening that a Carthage man who allegedly shot and killed two people earlier in the day at a Clinton Street real estate office had died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Police said the death of Barry K. Stewart occurred after he was located by troopers in Franklin County on Route 11B near Doug Smith Road.
Stewart, 55, allegedly shot two people to death Wednesday afternoon inside BridgeView Real Estate Services, 145 Clinton St., Suite 111, where Stewart was formerly a real estate agent.
Shortly after 9 p.m. Wednesday, state police identified the two victims of Wednesdayâs shooting as Maxine M. Quigg, 50, of Wellesley Island, and Terence M. OâBrien, 53, of Black River. The victims co-owned Bridgeview Real Estate Agency, where the shooting occurred.
WATERTOWN State police confirmed Wednesday evening that a Carthage man who allegedly shot and killed two people earlier in the day at a Watertown real estat
Watertown homicide suspect dead of self-inflicted gun shot
Barry K Stewart
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 6:11 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2021 9:18 PM
Posted By: WKTV
UPDATE State Police and the Watertown City Police Department have identified the two victims who were killed in the shooting incident as:
Maxine M. Quigg, age 50 from Wellesley Island, NY
Terence M. O Brien, age 53 from Black River, NY
Both victims worked at the Bridgeview Real Estate Agency where the shooting occurred.
Following a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) a State Police K9 unit observed the suspect vehicle on Route 11B in the town of Dickinson, Franklin County, and attempted to pull the vehicle over. The driver, identified as Barry Stewart, drove off the roadway and was found inside the vehicle with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital.