Karen Sue Barnes Biography – Karen Sue Barnes Wiki
Karen Sue Barnes was the wife of the late Al Unser was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and the father of Al Unser Jr. He died of cancer on December 9, 2021, at the age of 82.
He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times from 1970, 1971, 1978, to 1987, the fourth of five to have won the race in consecutive years, and won the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. The Unser family has won the Indy 500 a record nine times. He was the only person to have both a sibling (Bobby) and child (Al Jr.) as fellow Indy 500 winners (coincidentally, all three captured their final Indy 500 wins racing for Team Penske). Al’s nephews Johnny and Robby Unser have also competed in that race.
After his son Al Unser Jr. joined the national championship circuit in 1983, the late Unser was generally known by the retronymic name of “Al Unser Sr.” or “Big Al.”
Karen Sue Barnes Age
Her age is unknown. Her late husband was born on May 29, 1939, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, and died on December 9, 2021. He was 82 years.
Karen Sue Barnes Husband
She was married to her husband Alfred Unser until December 9, 2021. Unser was an American automobile racing driver, the younger brother of fellow racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and the father of Al Unser Jr. The couple got married on November 22, 1977, and lived together until Unser’s demise.
Prior to their marriage, her husband was married to his first wife Wanda Jesperson in 1958 and they had three children- Alfred Jr., Mary, and Deborah. Deborah died in a dune buggy accident in 1982. Al and Wanda divorced in 1971. After six years of being divorced, he went ahead to marry Karen Sue Barnes.
Karen Sue Barnes Children
He is survived by his son Al Unser Jr. and his wife, Susan. Two daughters, Mary and Deborah, died before him. All his three children were from his first marriage.
Karen Sue Barnes Husband Death
Her husband Al Unser Sr. died on Thursday, December 9, 2021, at the age of 82. He was at least the third member of the family to die in 2021. His brother Bobby died in May at 87, and his son Bobby Unser Jr. died in June at 65. Al Unser Sr., a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and three-time champion in what is now the IndyCar Series, died Thursday. Unser, who had been diagnosed with cancer 17 years ago, was 82. Indianapolis Motor Speedway said early Friday that Unser died at his home in Chama, New Mexico, with his wife, Susan, by his side.
“My heart is so saddened. My father passed away last night,” Al Unser Jr. tweeted. “He was a great man and even a Greater Father. Rest In Peace Dad!”
