Pennsylvania and Tulane University. Barthelme and his wife had five children. The eldest, Donald Barthelme Jr. (1931–1989), became famous as a writer and novelist and another son, Frederick Barthelme (1943- ), became a prominent exponent of minimalism in American fiction. A third son, Steven Barthelme, is also a prominent novelist. Donald Barthelme Sr. died on July 16, 1996. References External links Donald Barthelme Sr., Architectural Drawings and Photographs Special Collections, University of Houston Digital Library. Architects from Texas American ecclesiastical architects 1907 births 1996 deaths Rice University alumni University of Pennsylvania School of Design alumni Rice University faculty Architects from Houston University of Houston faculty Fellows of the American Institute of Architects People from Galveston, Texas Architects of Roman Catholic churches 20th-century American architects