Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Christopher "Rocco" Barnes
Words can't express our grief, especially for our dear friends Mirtha & Emily. Praying for comfort and peace for all involved. This sweet precious boy, his smile, raspy voice, and infectious laugh will be dearly missed.
BARNES, Christopher Alan (Rocco) Rocco was born March 3, 2008. He died in a vehicle accident Oct 1, 2016. He is survived by his mother, Mirtha Barnes; his father, Alan Barnes; his beloved older sister, Emily Barnes; maternal grandparents, Mirthala Gomez Alonso and Federico Ibarra Perez; fraternal grandparents, Dr. James and Jeanie Barnes; aunts, Lorena Cox, Karla Ibarra, and Liliana Larraga; uncles, Federico Ibarra and Hector Larraga; and his great-great aunt, Ora Lee Binkley.
He experienced an exceptionally close connection with his sister, Emily, age 10. It seemed they spoke to each other in an exclusive language, knew things only they knew, and discussed these things only with each other. Rocco was in the third grade at Aldridge Elementary (Plano ISD) where he was an exceptional student, especially in math. He was very smart, beautifully sensitive, occasionally cynical, quietly witty, and surprisingly insightful. He was a whiz at computer games, and he learned to play chess, practicing against a computer and engaging his grandfather in games whenever he could. His mother, in addition to care, support, and transportation, was his den mother in Cub Scouts. He loved to go fishing and to Cowboy games with his father and played football, baseball, basketball, and soccer, swimming, tennis, and golf on teams with his many friends. Rocco was respected by his teachers and popular with his fellow students. He was, in the words of more than one person who knew him, a beautiful and sweet little boy, universally loved and cherished. Regrettably, his more substantial achievements and relationships were yet to be realized, slated for the future, a future he will not attend. There is a common expression, always given with a kind and well-meaning attempt at comfort, that begins with, "Words cannot express." They cannot; words are inadequate to describe the hole in our hearts where he used to be.
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