Dr. Barnes's many decades of field geology, in Texas and around the globe, were never stopped by the onset of an early, protracted and severe case of painful ankylosing spondylitis, which left many of his vertebrae fused. Even with this condition, he was notorious for out-walking other geologists when he led field trips. Virgil Barnes was the author or coauthor of nearly 300 books, articles, maps, and abstracts in his long scientific career. Memoirs of a Texas Geologist , published in 1995 by the Bureau of Economic Geology. He is survived by his three children, Virgil E. Barnes, II, Ph.D., of West Lafayette, Indiana, Louise Barnes, Ph.D., of Nashville, Tennessee, and Elizabeth Barnes Thompson, Ph.D., of New York City, and six grandchildren, Virgil E. Barnes, III, Christopher Barnes, Jeffrey Barnes, Daniel Barnes, David Barnes-Seeman, and Victoria Thompson.
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