Mary Hanania Regier

Terry Regier George (older brother), Mary, and Jack (younger brother), in Jerusalem.

Terry Regier George, Issa (father), Mary, Emily (mother), and Jack, in Dheisheh, Palestine.

Randa Hanania Master’s Degree from AUB

Terry Regier

Randa Hanania Sameera Azzam, Henriette Azzam, and Mary Hanania during a hiking trip sponsored by an AUB student society. The Azzam ladies were not yet acquainted with Mary in this photo and though they did not know it then, in true destiny, Henriette would later marry Mary’s brother Jack.

Brian McLeod This photo was from a trip to Baghdad with a student group from AUB. Mary and my mother Margot Boueri, chaperones on the trip, had just had tea with the queen before they met the boy king, here just in front of Mary in sunglasses.

Chris Regier Punting in Cambridge.

Terry Regier Emily, Issa, and Mary, 1952-ish, probably in Damascus.

christine moe Mary was the Maid of Honor for my parents' wedding (Claudia Moubayed and Paul Moe) in Palo Alto, California in 1955. She was a close friend of my mother for many decades. Such a brilliant and gracious woman!

Randa Siksek Picnic in Lebanon with (left to right)George Siksek, Jack Hanania, Mary Hanania, Emily Hanania, Saba Abdo, Zacharena and Daoud Abdo, Katy Abdo Siksek (in front) with baby Doris Siksek

John K. Kruschke Mary's PhD (1957) adviser was the ultra-famous statistician Jerzy Neyman. Because I've dabbled in statistics myself, I asked Mary about her experiences with Neyman during the era of acrimonious academic debates with Ronald Fisher (another towering figure of the 20th century). In her usual unpretentious manner, Mary said her experience with Neyman was quite positive (but did recall a seminar in which there was a heated exchange with a visiting Fisherian). In the photo, there's a paragraph from a biography about Neyman in which Mary is quoted.

Terry Regier Frank joins Mary in Beirut.

Terry Regier Dinner out in Beirut - Frank and Mary are toward the right.

Randa Hanania Mary and Frank’s wedding

Paul Regier Wedding - Jack, Mary, Frank, and Emily at Emily's house.

Terry Regier Frank and Mary hiking in Lebanon.

Terry Regier Terry joins the family.

Terry Regier Mary at her desk at home, Beirut, early 1960s sometime.

Terry Regier Chris joins the family. Altitude provided by Emily, Mary's mother.

Rima Hanania Terry, Mary, Chris and Frank (circa 1977)

Terry Regier Frank, Chris, Terry, and Mary, after Frank's hostage experience was over.

Terry Regier Frank and Mary in Strongsville, Ohio.

Rima Hanania At Hanania family reunion - Chris, Terry, Mary and Frank

Rima Hanania At Hanania family reunion - Jack, Honey, George, Edith, Frank and Mary.

Rima Hanania At the Hanania family reunion - Mary on the left in the yellow shirt. Here we all are, together again, as we were so often in Beirut days. Growing up in Beirut, we lived blocks away from each other and were often together, including Sunday lunches at our tata (grandmother) Emily's house. A wonderful childhood full of family and warmth which has endured even as we now live far apart.

Randa Hanania George, Mary, and Jack

Hugh Harcourt Mary regaling with AUB friends in Cyprus, from left (I think): John and Ingrid Munro, Mary, unkn. lady, back of Hugh Harcourt’s head, unkn. male trouser leg. Photo found lying about in residence of Shirley and Hugh Harcourt, leading to reveries and sharing of news of both John and Mary’s passing. Hugh confirms Mary was a wonderful friend and yes, a great cook and gracious host. Posted for Hugh (Portland OR) by Ramsey Harcourt (Seattle, WA).

Randa Hanania Jack and Mary at Mary’s niece Rania’s wedding

Randa Hanania Rania, Mary, Randa, and Ramzi at Ramzi’s wedding reception. (Photo taken by Landry Slade)

Terry Regier Amal, Rima, and Mary in Byblos.

Terry Regier Mary Hanania in front of a store named Hanania, near the church of St. Hanania (Ananias), in Damascus.

John K. Kruschke Mary, and her entire family, were always remarkably welcoming. Since the early/mid 2000's, Rima and I made regular Christmas visits to Strongsville. The two photos of Mary are from Christmas 2007 and 2009. After Mary moved to the Berkeley area, I was fortunate to visit her and family there too. Mary and her family always make me feel completely at home and embraced, for which I am deeply grateful.

Frederik Heineken mini-reunion with the Heinekens

Frederik Heineken mini-reunion with the Heinekens

Chris Regier Christmastime in Strongsville

Rima Hanania The move to Berkeley. Almost single-handedly, Aunt Mary sorted through a house full of papers, objets d'art, and belongings to decide what stays and what goes. The hardest must have been the filing cabinets and boxes full of papers from 2 lifetimes and 2 academic careers. With cool pragmatism and determined tenacity, Aunt Mary made painful decisions to get rid of loads and loads of memories on paper. It took months, and was truly exhausting. During this time, Uncle Frank was not well and under nursing care, yet Aunt Mary stayed strong as always and carried on without wavering. Though I had known her all my life, this certainly illustrated to me in a new way what an incredible person Aunt Mary was.

Terry Regier Classic Mom: gracious and bossy at once.

Terry Regier Mary remembering her mother Emily.