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In Memory of
Marion Christopher Barry
June 17, 1980 - August 14, 2016

Visitation:
Monday, August 22, 2016--10am until 6pm
Temple of Praise at700 Southern Ave., SE, Washington, DC

Service:
Monday, August 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m.
Temple of Praise at700 Southern Ave., SE, Washington, DC

Marion Christopher Barry
Washington, DC
Son of former Mayor of Washington DC Marion Barry

Born June 17, 1980

Died August 14, 2016

Marion Christopher Barry was an American construction company owner who was most widely known for being the troubled son of Marion Barry, the two-time Mayor of the District of Columbia and long-term city councilman. Better known for most of his life as Christopher Barry, after the death of his father he was an unsuccessful candidate for his father's Ward 8 council seat in 2015. Jun. 17, 1980 District Of Columbia, USA Death: Aug. 14, 2016, USA Son of the former mayor of Washington DC, Mayor Marion Barry.



In 2015, he was an unsuccessful candidate for Ward 8. He owned a small construction company and studied architecture at the University of the District of Columbia

Family links:
Parents:
Marion Barry (1936 - 2014)
Effi Slaughter Barry (1944 - 2007)

Sibling:
Marion Barry (1980 - 2016)
Marion Christopher Barry (1980 - 2016)



On Monday, Barry will lie in repose from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Temple of Praise at 700 Southern Ave. SE. A public funeral service will follow at 7 p.m.