Barbara Muchisky

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FLORIDA: Memorial Happy Hour Potluck

Sep 28, 2019, 6:00 PM US/Eastern

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Suzanne's House

675 Bald Point Road, Panacea, FL, USA

Please join us for a potluck and celebration of Barb's life. BYOB and dish and favorite memories and stories of Barb.
MASSACHUSETTS: Memorial Brunch & Celebration

Jun 15, 2019, 11:00 AM US/Eastern

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Ann's House

22 Davis Street, Plymouth, MA, USA

Please join us for a remembrance and celebration of Barbara. Bring your favorite memories and stories along.
CHICAGO: Memorial Brunch and Celebration

May 11, 2019, 11:00 AM US/Eastern

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Barb's House

3841 North Sacramento Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA

Please join us for a potluck brunch to celebrate Barb and the community she helped build in Chicago. Bring a dish, a favorite memory, and - if you'd like - a plant that we'll add to her memorial garden at the house.

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Barbara Muchisky

November 29, 1943 - April 29, 2019

Join us in celebrating the life of Barbara Muchisky. Contribute to this lasting memorial by sharing stories, memories, photos, and videos. As we plan gatherings, we will post invites with event information here. Share this memorial with family and friends, and remember to RSVP to help us plan.

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Barbara was a lifelong teacher who taught all of us about friendship, kindness, joy, laughter, and adventure. She lived her life to very fullest and has loving friends and family spread out across the world. There are not words enough to thank all of you for the tremendous outpouring of support over these last few weeks. Your stories, care, and love are all a testament to her life and generous, loving spirit.Barb grew up in Wisconsin... see moreBarbara was a lifelong teacher who taught all of us about friendship, kindness, joy, laughter, and adventure. She lived her life to very fullest and has loving friends and family spread out across the world. There are not words enough to thank all of you for the tremendous outpouring of support over these last few weeks. Your stories, care, and love are all a testament to her life and generous, loving spirit.

Barb grew up in Wisconsin with her sister Ann, where they cultivated a lifelong love of ice cream.

Upon graduating college, Barb joined the Peace Corps and after 3 months training in Puerto Rico was assigned to the rural department of Boyaca where she, along with her partner, offered wellness classes as part of a healthcare project in Guateque, Boyaca. Barb’s time in Colombia was shortened by health issues, but she retained a lifelong interest in Colombia and returned to the country over the years, volunteering to provide teacher training workshops to English teachers.

After Peace Corps, Barb got her MA in Spanish and taught ELL classes for hundreds of elementary school kids and adults in Lincoln and Boston.

Barb was fond of saying she’d had a big life for small town Wisconsin girl. She lived in New Mexico, Arizona, Florida, Poland, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Chicago. She was quick to make friends and brought a little piece of all these places with her.

Few things made Barb happier than an airline ticket and her camera. She traveled all over the world with friends and family. She infected so many of us with the travel bug and brought a sense of joy and wonder wherever we went together. Among her many travels were Italy, Ireland, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Spain, Poland, England, Alaska, Norway, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Cuba, and Colombia.

After she retired, she was on to the next adventure. She moved to Alligator Point, FL, joined the turtle patrol, made friends with the locals, and committed herself to her other lifelong passions, reading and art. Her home was ever full of books, the vast majority of which she’d read cover to cover. She also somehow found the time to keep up on the news, both international and local. She would gladly discuss politics over happy hour drinks. There was almost always a painting in progress on her porch and she took painting and art classes with friends across the country.

Last year, she moved to Chicago where we bought a two-flat together. The house has been a work in progress while she joined us in throwing ourselves into a political campaign to win a City Council seat. She collected petition signatures, talked to voters in nursing homes, and sent a steady supply of tamales for the weekend canvassers.

She never missed a chance to celebrate the day with happy hour, complete with cocktails, snacks, and a conversation about the days news and events. Please join us in carrying on her tradition by leaving your toast, photos, and memories on this page. We’ll also have a series of memorials around the county and will list the events here as the details get settled.

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Renisea Avery:

May 14, 2019 · via mobile

I want to give my condolence to the family. I am so sorry for the lost of your love one.
May the peace of God that excels all thought I sustain and keep you during the difficult days head. – Philippians 4:7
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Laura Sumner:

May 11, 2019 · via iPhone
Laura Sumner:

May 11, 2019 · via iPhone

A few years ago the stars aligned.

In March of 2016 I found myself in major transition and I left my job of fifteen years. I was completely unsure of what my next venture was going to be. I had a trip to Spain (already planned) and had no real plans... more
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Ann Sumner:

May 7, 2019

Barb loved to travel and often kept a journal of her adventures. One of her favorite places was the Dune Shacks in Provincetown, MA. On our first stay we shared a small shack with Susie, our adopted sister.

Here are a couple of excerpts from Barb's... more
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Geralee Barthelme:

May 2, 2019 · via mobile

We have so many great memories with Barb!! We felt like we knew her our whole lives!! We always had great times together especially in Florida! We went with her several times on turtle walks, went to hear music and have fish dip and crackers at a local... more
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Patty Steward Clements:

May 2, 2019

One of the stories that Barb and I used to laugh about was her (and my) cruise to Alaska. In around 2004, Barb went on an Alaskan cruise with Bill and Billie Meyer. It was through First Plymouth Church. I also went on that cruise with my husband's... more
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Ann Sumner:

May 1, 2019

One time when Barb was visiting me in Massachusetts we went on an excursion to Cuttyhunk Island. The following is a story that Barb wrote about our adventure.

(Disclaimer: In this true story, some names have been changed, not to protect... more
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- Patty Steward Clements I used to love hearing her tell that story! Thanks for the reminder!
  
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