08/26/2026
Our community lost one of our own with the unexpected passing of Barry Wetselline.
Barry was a Boone Apache graduate, a dad with children in our school system, a Booster Club member, and someone who stepped up to serve on the Boone Apache School Board. His time on the board may have been short, but his willingness to step up and serve says a lot about the kind of person he was.
In a small community like ours, a loss like this is felt by so many. Barry was a husband, a father, a friend, a neighbor, a Warrior, and a part of our community.
My heart especially goes out to his wife, Larissa, who serves our community on the Apache Town Board alongside myself, Tina, Marin, and Belinda, and who I’m fortunate to call a longtime friend. Larissa, my heart breaks for you and your family. There really aren’t words for something like this. I just hope you and the kids know how many people are praying for you, thinking about you, and standing beside you right now.
The Town of Apache, our Board of Trustees, and this entire community are keeping Larissa, their children, Barry’s family and friends, and the Boone Apache Public Schools family in our thoughts and prayers.
As Mayor, I’ll be writing a proclamation in Barry’s honor for Friday. I know a proclamation can’t begin to lessen the loss his family is experiencing, but I want to make sure his service to our community and the impact he made here are recognized and remembered.
Barry was willing to step up and serve his community. That meant something, and it still does.
Once a Warrior, always a Warrior.
Mayor, Dakota Woods
