Barbara J Maries

She is preceded in death by her two husbands, Donald Richstone and Thomas Maries.

She is survived by her two sons, Jeffrey Solomon and Barry Solomon , two daughters-in-law, Carol Solomon and Kerry Solomon. Five grandchildren, Sean Solomon, Jordan Solomon, Jennifer Friedman, Marc Kushner, and Andrea Kushner. Two great grandchildren, Emerson Solomon and Elana Friedman. She also had several grandchildren and great grandchildren through marriage.

Born in Akron, Ohio, Barbara was always interested in sports. In her youth, she was an avid softball

player, later turning her interest in sports into water skiing and tennis. Barbara earned a Master’s degree in education and taught middle school civics and high school American history. She eventually ventured into entrepreneurship being an owner/operator of an International House of Pancakes where she ran a very successful restaurant in Dania, Florida. She was a passionate woman who traveled to six continents, almost exclusively on cruise ships. Her true love was the sea. She also had many interests. An avid Miami Dolphins and Florida State fan since 1969, she would always be in front of her TV whenever the Miami Dolphins played,rooting for them, win or lose. She also enjoyed going to the theater, a good book, needlepoint, or working on a jigsaw puzzle. And she would always save the best for last..dessert. Barbara had quite a sweet tooth. She was a sweet woman who will be greatly missed.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in their honor to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at cff.org.

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