WILLIAM BARNES

Bill, born in Duanesburg in 1937, was the son of the late William and Mildred Mooney Barnes. He grew up in the Duanesburg area and graduated from Delanson Free School in 1955. He served in the United States Navy Reserve.

Bill served with the New York State Police Department for 24 years and retired as a Sr. Investigator with the BCI. After retirement, he was the Schenectady County Sheriff from 1990 to 1998.