March 20, 1948 – February 21, 2013
John T. Burr died peacefully, surrounded by his family, early in the morning of February 22, 2013. He was a warm, generous man with superb artistic and musical talent, who was loved by all the many people who knew him in New Orleans. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but as a child, moved with his parents to St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. His years in the Caribbean shaped his sense of color and design, and his love of music. He studied...
March 20, 1948 – February 21, 2013
John T. Burr died peacefully, surrounded by his family, early in the morning of February 22, 2013. He was a warm, generous man with superb artistic and musical talent, who was loved by all the many people who knew him in New Orleans. He was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but as a child, moved with his parents to St Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. His years in the Caribbean shaped his sense of color and design, and his love of music. He studied...