Mery was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on July 12, 1931 to Sima and Elda Adanya. During WWII, her family had to leave their homeland, so Mery spent much of her childhood living in several different countries in Europe, with her parents and two sisters, Regina and Alice. In April 1949 they all finally settled in Argentina.
She married José (Bebe) Vicario in Buenos Aires, Argentina in May 1958 and on their honeymoon made the voyage by ship to the United States, where they made their home in Berkeley, CA, and their two children, Andrea and Daniel, were born.
Mery spoke six different languages and was a teacher of History, Civism, Literature, and Languages. She loved her students and they adored her. She was always helping her children’s friends, her friends’ children, nephews and nieces, neighbors, or anyone who came to her, needing help to pass a test or exam. Not only did they pass, but she took pride in the fact that they had also learned.
Mery was anxiously awaiting (and knitting for!) the arrival of her first great-grandchild.
Mery deeply loved her family and they were the center of her life: her children Andrea & Claudio Garcia and Daniel & Paula Vicario; her sisters Regina Adanya Chicano and Alice Adanya Galdeano; her grandchildren Ivan (Holly), Carolina, Marina (Kasey Warner), and Martin Vicario; her nieces and nephews; her dear family friends Evangelina Garcia, Peter and Donna Harris, Del Piero family, Bertero family, Jelena Kolarovich, Cristina Curto, and so many more dear friends. Mery was preceded in death by her husband Jose Vicario (1992), her grandchildren Maria Eugenia Garcia-Vicario (1995) and Nicolas Garcia-Vicario (2011), and niece Ginny Coelho (2012) whom she loved immensely.
Mery will be deeply missed by all.
Till we meet again Mom, Grandma, Mery. Love you always!
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