Obituary of Barry Edwin Deacon

Barry Edwin Deacon, 71, of Yardley, passed away on May 18, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Philadelphia, he has been a resident of Bucks County since 1986. He was a graduate of Penn State University. Barry was a civil engineer who traveled the world. He was employed by Frank Greek & Son, Inc. before finishing his career as a co-owner of Parsicon Builders, Inc of East Brunswick, NJ. He was a member of the Yardley Country Club. He loved fishing in the Florida Keys, wood working, gardening both flowers and vegetables, and traveling. Barry was also an avid Penn State football fan. Son of the late Edwin and Elizabeth (Lourenson) Deacon, and father of the late Pete E. Deacon, he is survived by his loving wife of 47 years, Barbara (Konsowitz) Deacon, of Yardley, his daughter Brooke Lesser and her husband Scott of Washington Crossing, his daughter Morgan Spaight and her husband Michael of Fairfield, CT, daughter-in-law Shelbi Deacon of Dorset, VT, his grandchildren Scott, Jr., Lucas, Taylor, Jake, Axl, and Ford, his sister Mary Stout and her husband Joseph of Libertyville, IL, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. The funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 11:00am at St. Ignatius Church 999 Reading Ave. Yardley, PA 19067. Calling hours will be held from 5:00pm to 7:00pm on Monday, May 23, 2022, at the FitzGerald-Sommer Funeral Home 17 S. Delaware Ave. Yardley, PA 19067, and again on Tuesday morning from 10:00am to 11:00am at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to either the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (givenow.lls.org) or to St. Ignatius Church.