Harry Barnes, Supervisor

Harry joined Abrahamse and Co. in 1987 after working as a carpenter for Cato Powell and the University of Virginia. Harry is a “can-do” man, who will tackle any project and make it look like something. He has acted as supervisor on new residential as well as renovation projects, but he is best known as “Mr. Reliable”, ready to plug in where needed to give any project a lift. When asked which jobs he enjoyed most, he replied, “I enjoyed all of them as long as the cold wind didn’t blow too hard.” Harry built his own house in the late sixties and has built cabinets, furniture, and done wood turning on his lathe. His main hobby (or obsession) is fishing. He has produced well on company fishing trips, landing mahi-mahi, tuna, mako shark, sailfish, and many others.

Harry and his wife Joyce have a grown son and daughter and six grandchildren. He is active in New Hope Baptist Church of Gordonsville and has helped out with Habitat for Humanity. Asked his motto, Harry stated, “The purpose of life is to retire and go fishing.”