Barbara Bry

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, August 23, 2026 by Barbara Bry Terry Williams and Thomas Threinen on the deck of their house in Ribeira Grande, a town on São Miguel’s north coast, in July. A trip turned into a new chapter in their lives. Athena Kellner In October 2022, Tom Threinen suggested to his […]

50th reunion at Harvard Business School Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, July 26, 2026 Barbara Bry with her husband, Neil Senturia, at her 50th reunion at Harvard Business School. Bry was one of 106 women who graduated in 1976, almost 15% of the class that year. Fifty-two years ago this September, I drove my […]

Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, June 21, 2026 by Barbara Bry Saxophonist and big band leader Peter DeLuke performs at the Balboa Park Club with his orchestra, The Mellotones, for a fundraiser in April. Howard Lipin / For The u-t The first time Peter DeLuke Sr. heard Tommy Dorsey’s theme song, he was a […]

The doula coordinated care, helped the family understand their loved one’s limited energy for goodbyes and guided everyone through his final days Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, May 23, 2026 By Barbara Bry Ron Eisenberg called himself “forever young” — not just as a motto but as a way of life. At 85, he […]

He shares his musical gift with hospitals, churches, and the San Diego seniors who have become his family Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, April 12, 2026 by Barbara Bry John Conroy, 68, sits down at the piano bench in the Serving Seniors dining room and launches into “Mr. Sandman,” then segues immediately into Grieg’s “Piano Concerto […]

Brassy Broads Comedy Show, a troupe of women “of a certain age,” has discovered that “nicely naughty” humor might be the best retirement plan of all Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune, March 22, 2026 by Barbara Bry The “Brassy Broads,” is a comedy troupe, shown here performing at the Coronado Historical Association in February, […]