Marjorie Ann Beatty Blanco
January 6, 1943 – August 22, 2022

Marjie Beatty Blanco was the youngest of the four children of P.C. Beatty and Adele Traxler
Beatty. Born in Detroit, Michigan on January 6, 1943, she graduated from Grosse Pointe High
School in 1960. She went to Michigan State University where she received her BA in 1964 and
MA in 1966. While at Michigan State she met her husband, Frank and they were married in
1965 when they were both in graduate school.

Marjie had two rewarding and successful careers in her life, and she was tremendously proud
of the contributions she made to each one. The first as a Professor of French and English as a
Second Language at Prince George’s Community College and the second as an Intelligence
Analyst at NSA. In the classroom, she prided herself with the fact that by the second day of a
new class, she knew the name of each of her students. As an analyst, she took pride in
mastering whatever task she was given, and always told it like it was. Not only was she smart,
she was never shy about offering her professional opinion. She approached every task with
grace and determination.

She was a wife, mother, grandmother, second mother to her children’s friends, friend, mentor,
confidant, colleague, and team mate. In all of these roles, she was loving, thoughtful, warm,
sensitive, caring, trusted, and sympathetic. Her greatest love was spending time with her
family. She particularly enjoyed Christmas family gatherings and would spend hours putting
together just the right stocking for each family member with items she had been gathering near
and far throughout the year. As a chocoholic, she made sure that each stocking had at least one
chocolate Santa.

She was well-versed on many subjects and would often offer an opinion or advice. During her
children’s growing years, she recognized the need to educate herself about medical issues
affecting her children. Over the years she expanded her medical knowledge and some friends
affectionately called her “Dr. Blanco.” The ultimate compliment was when one of her medical
friends recently asked her to be a reviewer for a book he was writing on infectious diseases.
Marjie loved languages and was fluent in French and in Spanish. She loved reading historical
fiction, thrillers and spy novels, and kept up to date on national and international events in any
way she possibly could. During the pandemic she became “Miss Marjie” to her granddaughter
Alyx, helping her with her grade school assignments while Alyx was virtual learning for two
years.

Marjie and Frank travelled frequently, visiting 6 of the 7 continents and taking over 40 river and
ocean cruises. They made wonderful friends on all of their travels and visited them wherever in
the world they lived. Her favorite places were islands, particularly Hilton Head, Maui, Bermuda
and Santorini. But her happy place was the condo they bought in the north of Spain overlooking
the Atlantic Ocean. She loved sitting and reading at the window looking out over the ocean and
loved going down to the beach and just relaxing. And she dearly valued being able to get together with family and friends and enjoying the food and culture of that region of Spain.
Friends were encouraged to come visit.

Marjie is survived by her husband and best friend Frank, their children Steven (Yvette) and
Cristina (Kat), grandchildren Liam and Alyx, sister Jackie Elliott, and a number of nieces and
nephews. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased in death by her twin brothers Ronald
Beatty and Robert Beatty, and brother-in-law Butch Elliott.

She was cremated and interment will be private. A celebration of her wonderful life will be
held the first weekend in January 2023, the specific day will be announced later.

Please remember Marjie by making a donation in her name to the American Cancer Society, the
American Lung Association, Michigan State University Honors College, or your favorite
charitable cause. 

Condolences may be sent to:
1915 Towne Centre Blvd
#309
Annapolis, MD 21401