The passing of Barney Watson, SoCal AMCA member

It is our sad duty to announce the passing of Barney Watson. Barney and Claudia are longtime active members of SoCal AMCA and they will be missed. I say "they" because Claudia is in hospice care in Phoenix.

Barney was most proud of his Dodge dually pick up, which he meticulously maintained, so you may remember seeing him driving it. He added a motorcycle carrier in the bed a few years back to make the loading and unloading easier. All of Barney’s machines were detailed to the nth degree and they always performed flawlessly on the many road runs he attended. His (their) smiles and camaraderie will be missed by all.

Barney Watson with his beloved Triumph at the 2017 Borrego Springs Winter Road Run.

We received this message from Carolyn Musgrove this week:

Brian (Barney) Watson

11-20-42 -- 2-18-23.

80 years of age

Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. School teacher of History and Economics. Retired to Phoenix in 2000. Survived by brother Rex in Washington and brother Corky in Texas.

Member of SoCal and Phoenix Roadrunners. His wife Claudia was a school superintendent in Omaha. Claudia is currently in hospice in Phoenix.

Road his beloved Triumph on most rides. Also has a 1982 Harley and a new Janus which he had at Borrego in 2019. Was a partner with Roger Meinershagen buying, restoring and selling vintage English bikes for 27 years.

(From left to right) At the 2015 Joshua Tree are Max Bubeck, Hakan Martensson, and Claudia and Barney Watson.