Kevin Barclay, of Kingston and Duxbury, died on Monday June 15 from severe head injuries sustained during a scooter accident in Bourne last Thursday.  Kevin was a 1975 DHS graduate, and also attended Tabor Academy, St. Anselm’s College, and Plymouth State College, before settling into a 30+ year career as a part- time fisherman, clam digger, house painter, jeweler, and landscaper.  Although money was not Kevin’s primary motivator, he was the sole proprietor of Axle Johnson Paperhanging and Painting Company.

Kevin wrestled for DHS and Tabor Academy in the 1970’s, and may be best remembered for his two trips to the Outdoor Camping Show in Boston’s Hynes Auditorium where he was narrowly defeated both times by a 900-pound grizzly bear. He loved deep sea fishing, clamming in Duxbury Bay, making jewelry made from seashells in his fabrication shop in Kingston (he gave away shell ear rings to all the pretty ladies), admiring his perfectly restored pram he kept in his living room, and drinking ice cold Budweisers with friends and family.

Kevin leaves his mother Mary, father Tom, brothers Tim, Scott, and Keith, sister Diedre, nephews Jesse, Troy, and Jeffrey, and niece Adlie.  In addition to his closely knit family, he also leaves behind hundreds of close friends and extended family that will miss his always giving and cheerful demeanor.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to: The Brett and Kevin Barclay Scholarship Award c/o Duxbury High School, 130 St. George Street, Duxbury, MA.

There will be a memorial service at the Holy Family Church in Duxbury on Saturday June 20 at 10 a.m., followed by an informal gathering of friends and family at the Duxbury American Legion, Post 223.