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Biographies of Scots and Scots Descendants (B)
Barr, Bob |
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Lives in Orlando, retired as manager of
Eastman Kodak working on the 'Journey to Imagination' at Disney World, he
is now president of 'Give kids the world' a charity dedicated to helping
terminally ill children all over the world fulfill their greatest wish -
meeting Mickey Mouse. His parents left Glasgow for America in 1923, and he
has served as M.C. at over a hundred Highland Games over the last 20
years, including the International Scottish Gathering at Stone Mountain,
GA. He speaks and gives audio-visual presentations at Burns Dinners and
Scots banquets, schools, churches and other organizations. In 1990, he was
elected a Fellow of the Scottish Highlands Society and the Society of
Antiquaries of Scotland. In 1991, Stirling District Council honored him
for promoting friendship between Scotland and the US.
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