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In 2005, Erwin published his memoirs, ''The Time of My Life: An Autobiography from the Greatest Generation.'' It is a remembrance of his early years in New Orleans, his military service, and the launching of his broadcasting career. He was honored for his work as a sonar consultant to the [[Tom Hanks]] World War II film, ''Greyhound,'' which was filmed in Baton Rouge, where Erwin died at the age of ninety-five. The Erwins had two children, Thomas Barry Erwin, Jr. (born 1957), known by his middle name, and his wife, the former Mary Durusau, of Baton Rouge, and Kathleen "Kathy" Erwin Doyle (born 1959) of [[Lafayette]] and two grandchildren, Dexter and Samantha Doyle.<ref name=obit/> Barry Erwin, Jr., is a former journalist and the president and chief executive officer of the Council for a Better Louisiana, a statewide, nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabl.org/about/cabl-staff/|title=Staff, Council for a Better Louisiana: Barry Erwin President and CEO|publisher=cabl.org|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
In 2005, Erwin published his memoirs, ''The Time of My Life: An Autobiography from the Greatest Generation.'' It is a remembrance of his early years in New Orleans, his military service, and the launching of his broadcasting career. He was honored for his work as a sonar consultant to the [[Tom Hanks]] World War II film, ''Greyhound,'' which was filmed in Baton Rouge, where Erwin died at the age of ninety-five. The Erwins had two children, Thomas Barry Erwin, Jr. (born 1957), known by his middle name, and his wife, the former Mary Durusau, of Baton Rouge, and Kathleen "Kathy" Erwin Doyle (born 1959) of [[Lafayette]] and two grandchildren, Dexter and Samantha Doyle.<ref name=obit/> Barry Erwin, Jr., is a former journalist and the president and chief executive officer of the Council for a Better Louisiana, a statewide, nonprofit organization that seeks to improve the quality of life in Louisiana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cabl.org/about/cabl-staff/|title=Staff, Council for a Better Louisiana: Barry Erwin President and CEO|publisher=cabl.org|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}</ref>
Erwin's obituary suggest memorial donation to the ''U.S.S Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>
Erwin's obituary suggest memorial donation to the ''U.S.S Kidd'' Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>
==References==
==References==