Barbara Ann Gross Genet

GENET, BARBARA ANN GROSS. Barbara Ann Gross Genet, 75, died peacefully Wednesday at her home in Kendall. She was born in Brooklyn and grew up in the New York area. She went to college at Tyler School of Fine Arts in Philadelphia where she began her formal art training. On a break from college with her family at Grossinger's Resort in the Catskills, she met Saul Genet of Miami Beach. It was to be a whirlwind romance that turned into a wedding six weeks later, and would last for 53 years until Saul's death in 2005. The newlyweds settled in Miami Beach where they began their family of three children. In her spare time, Barbara taught art and loved dabbling in color. She worked in multi-mediums by painting bold large acrylic pictures, decorating special occasion cards and centerpieces, hosting charming theme-based parties, cooking up a storm, and illustrating and authoring two published juvenile books. During the past several years, even after Saul's death, she prodigiously worked in her studio creating new projects, hoping to publish yet another book. She was a founding member of the Dadeland Garden Club, founding and life member of Sunshine Cancer Unit, and a long-time member with Saul of Temple Beth Am of Kendall. She is survived by her three children, Lane Genet (Ellen), of Pinecrest, Amy Genet (Jonathan Rubins) of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, and Jackie Weinstein (Steve) of Jerusalem; older sister Ruth Halperin of Deerfield Beach; and leaves a legacy of 16 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held 1:30 pm Sunday at Riverside-Gordon Memorial Chapels at Mt. Nebo, 5900 SW 77 Avenue, Miami, to be followed by internment at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park Cemetery. Donations may be made to Sunshine Cancer Unit, c/o Delores Starr, 9981 SW 129 St., Miami, FL 33176. To visit this Guest Book Online, go to www.MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.