Mary Jean Bastian Obituary (2022) The Washington Post

MARY JEAN BASTIAN

Coral Gables, FL – Mary Jean “Bunny” Bastian of Coral Gables handed away peacefully on April 23, 2022. She was born April 15, 1927, in Washington, DC, the daughter of Francis and Edna (Kopp) Zugel.

After graduating from Immaculate Conception Excessive College in Washington, DC, Bunny labored as a secretary whereas incomes a Bachelor of Arts and a regulation diploma from the George Washington College. It was at GW Regulation the place she met the love of her life, James Bastian. She used to joke that she had a number of choices for whom thus far, as a result of there have been 100 male regulation college students to every lady. The 2 married in 1955 and graduated regulation college collectively the next yr. Bunny and Jim liked to journey, visiting far-away locations like Papua New Guinea, Egypt, Nairobi, most of Europe, and far of Asia. They have been married for 45 years when Jim handed away in 2000.

Bunny labored for many years for america Labor Division within the Solicitor’s Workplace and the Wage and Hour Division, focusing her work on little one labor regulation. She took a break from full-time work to boost 4 kids, returning to full-time as they entered their teenagers. The household lived close to Dupont Circle after which in Potomac, Maryland. They spent many weeks yearly at their seashore home in Dewey Seaside, DE, having fun with household and mates round bonfires on the seashore and on the native tennis courts.

The household moved to Coral Gables, Florida, in 1984. Bunny labored for the household enterprise, Southern Air Transport, and threw herself into attending to know her new group. Her first and longest relationship was together with her parish, Epiphany Catholic Church, the place she served as a lector and a Eucharistic Minister, and was a member of the Girls’s Membership, supported the Endowment, the music program, and different fundraising initiatives. Previously 38 years, Bunny served on many boards in Miami, together with the Humane Society of Higher Miami, the Jackson Memorial Basis, the Crimson Cross of Higher Miami and the Keys, the Gables Estates Membership, and Carrollton College of the Sacred Coronary heart, and supported many different charitable organizations together with her time, expertise, and treasure, together with the Archdiocese of Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Backyard, the Younger Patronesses of the Opera, the Miami Mission to Remedy Paralysis, and the Lowe Artwork Museum on the College of Miami. She was the recipient of many accolades and awards, however two have been particularly necessary to her: The Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh Award by Catholic Charities and The American Crimson Cross Tiffany Circle of Girls Leaders Una Award.

Along with work and philanthropy, Bunny liked to play tennis, to learn good books, and to entertain. She performed tennis for each Riviera Nation Membership and Coral Oaks Membership. From giant birthday events for her kids to intimate dinner events that went on by the evening, she deliberate each element. She made everybody really feel welcome. She belonged to a wonderful e-book membership and liked to host Women’ Night time Out, film luncheons, themed events, and her annual Christmas Girls Luncheon. She valued the buddies she made in every thing she did. She liked spending time together with her children and her grandchildren, typically attending their piano recitals, college occasions, and birthday events. She was at all times attending occasions and planning the following one to host, a lot in order that she was lovingly referred to as the “Energizer Bunny.”

Along with her mother and father and Jim, she was predeceased by her brother Francis “Skip” Zugel. She is survived by her two daughters, Raphael Bastian (James Boink, Jr.) and Marquette Arnold (Steve); her two sons, Bartholomew Bastian (Natacha) and Boniface Bastian (Joanna); eight grandchildren, Kateri, Marika, and Holt Boink, Andrew and Joshua Arnold, Christopher and Sean Bastian, and Christian Bastian; and eight nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial might be held at Epiphany Catholic Church, 8235 SW 57th Ave., Miami, FL 33143, on Might 10, 2022, at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations could also be made to the Epiphany Endowment Fund, 8080 SW 54th Court docket, Miami, FL 33143, or the Carrollton Endowment Fund, 3747 Predominant Hwy, Miami, FL 33133.