University of Michigan - Michiganensian Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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claim to FAME Sexy Grandpa serves legendary smiles By Kara DeBoer Anyone who lived in Bursley saved a special place in his or her heart for Ron Barker, nicknamed Sexy Grandpa. He rode Harleys, served food in Bursley Hall caf- eteria, and wore a hat bearing his nickname. However, the message was offensive to some employees and students, and the hat was laid to rest this year. Students did not seem to have a clear conception of why Barker lost his hat. Engineering sopho- more Patrick Doll said Barker ' s fellow workers must have envied all the extra attention. It might have been someone in the dish room who was jealous, he speculated. All the students thought he was the man. Others claimed a couple of students complained to dining services manager Dave Kluck, and that he alone banned the hat. I didn ' t even notice the hat was gone, said LSA sophomore Robert Jackson. But they need to give it back. The name and the man lived on for Bursley Hall residents who looked forward to his smiling face at meal times. He took extra care to pair names with faces, and always had something great to say. He was always friendly to everyone. He had a nickname for me, and always knew when 1 hadn ' t been around, said first-year graduate student Celina Nichols. Engineering freshman Allen LaBryer said Barker has a special name for every student depending on his or her cafeteria-line behavior. He has a nickname for me because I never remember the names of the foods. LaBryer also failed to remember the nickname. He makes fun of people in a friendly way, not in a way they mind, he added. More than any other dining service worker, Barker had extra flair to go along with his outstanding work in the dorm. His influence was so strong that many students sported his nickname around campus on custom-made T-shirts. About four years ago students sold about 1 500 T-- shirts proclaiming their love for both Bursley and Barker. The shirts read Burlodge on the front and Served by Sexy Grandpa on the back, and were still seen around on the most devoted Barker fans in 2002. Sporting his new Michigan hat, Ron Barker, lovingly referred to by most as Sexy G, serves a Bursley resident. Barker was known not just for the old hat and associated nick- name, but also for his endearing personality. J. Nc photo 290 ANF.NSIAN

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