On Wednesday evening, 10:30 p.m., Sept. 3, Barry Martin Dubin’s soul departed. What a powerful, positive energy has been released into the cosmos. It was a cardiac arrest.

The last 43 years with my amazing husband have been a magical mystery tour. Our love grew stronger year by year. We were a partnership.

After we graduated from the Marion Frostig Center for Educational Therapy in Los Angeles in 1973 with our master’s degrees, we set off on a road trip through Mexico.

This led to living in Mexico City for two years. We opened a department at the Universidad Ibero Americana, where we gave teachers and psychologists the framework and tools needed to work with children with learning disabilities.

Through serendipity, we next landed in paradise — Santa Barbara. 
 
In 1979, we opened the Dubin Learning Center.

Barry touched the lives of many young people. For 39 years, students and their families benefited from his teachings and kindness and wisdom, and the life lessons he imparted.

“Be a friend to yourself, don’t beat yourself up,” he often told them.

We closed the doors of our center in 2019 and began the next chapter of our lives. 
 
There will be a service for Barry at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Congregation B’nai Brith, 1000 San Antonio Creek Road. It is open to the community.

Following the service, friends and family are invited to our home.