David Leslie Barrett

September 27th, 1961 - September 8th, 2025

"David Leslie Barrett, 63 years old, of Anza, CA. passed away on September 8th, 2025. He died peacefully at home, after a long battle with parkinson's disease, with his wife and eldest daughter by his side. 

David was born in Alhambra, CA. on September 27th, 1961 to Howard and Patricia Barrett. Shortly after his birth, their family moved to Palm Desert, CA. where he lived his entire childhood. They owned a hardware store and attended church. He moved to Anza in 1982. He worked several construction jobs and automotive repair jobs around Anza before finally getting a job as a Street Maintenance Worker for the city of Rancho Mirage where he worked for 30 years. In 1986 he met Patricia Saunders and 1 year later they were married on July 10th, 1987. They lived a life of love and were married for 38 years. In the years after the married they had 3 daughters. He dedicated his life to the lord, his family, and his work. He loved to go deep sea fishing with his friends in his off time and in his later years, he loved to take his grandsons fishing at the local lake. He was on the worship team at church and was a leader in the church for the majority of his adult life. He was very social, so if you could drag him out of the church, you could find him making everyone laugh at the local store. He loved to make everyone smile.

He is survived by his loving wife and Caretaker, Patty Barrett, his 3 daughters, Heather, Christy, and Suzy, and 5 grandsons. He is also survived by 1 big brother, Robert Barrett. 

In 2017 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. This disease cut his life short and caused his death in 2025. In Leiu of a memorial, we ask that if my dad, David, touched your heart or made you laugh, please make a donation in his name to the Parkinson's Foundation or to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's research. Please continue to keep our family in your prayers."