Maria Browne Obituary – Maria Josefa Junquera Browne died calmly on October 2, 2021, encompassed by her caring family. The girl of Jose Luis “Sobrin” Junquera and Maria Josefa “Josefita” Azorin, Maria and her more distant family escaped Camagüey, Cuba, in 1960. They at last got comfortable Plant City, Florida, where they revamped their business one step at a time.

A particular marvel, Maria (“Popy” to her loving cousins) was delegated Hillsborough County Fair and Strawberry Festival Queen in 1967. Regardless of her fresh debut, she graduated Plant City High School at the highest point of her group, with distinction. Subsequent to selecting at the University of Florida, Maria turned into the main Hispanic Miss Florida USA, gladly addressing her home state in her recently embraced country. Maria likewise filled in as Vice President of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority and graduated with distinction and a four year college education in political theory.

From there on, Maria left on a financial vocation. She started out in Atlanta, where she met her first love: Don Browne. They wedded in 1981 and moved to Miami Beach. She went to work for Southeast Bank; Don turned into an authority boss for NBC News. They praised 40 years of euphoria and association this year.

Maria was maybe most popular as the CEO of the Browne family. She brought up two children, Chris and Ryan. She encouraged them to be, regardless of anything else, gutsy. Throughout Don’s profession as a newsman and, later, as a media chief, Maria voyaged continually with her family. Yet, she never let her young men fail to remember where she came from. Maria likewise comprehended the significance of offering in return. Consistent with her confidence in each youngster’s latent capacity, she was a Philanthropic Founder of the Women of Tomorrow Mentor and Scholarship Program and a long-lasting individual from the Board of Trustees of The Cushman School.

Most as of late, Maria sparkled most splendid as “Abie” to her loved granddaughter, Adelia. She trained her to sing, make naughtiness, and dance, as a rule to Celia Cruz’s “La vida es un carnaval.”

Maria was gone before in death by her adored more youthful sibling, Jose “Pepe” Junquera, and is made due by her better half, youngsters, and granddaughter.

Her more distant family, from Florida to Northern Spain, will miss her frantically.