Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nowicki, Barbara Ann Riddick March 22, 2025
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Smith & Williams FH March 2025
Barbara Ann Nowicki (nee Riddick) known affectionately by her sibling sisters as 
our “Uptown Sister” passed away peacefully on March 22, 2025. With a big heart 
and always ready to help demeanor, her sage advice and opinions were often first 
solicited, especially when regarding family dynamics. She was a shining light 
long before Google was invented.
She was born in Lillybrook, West Virginia, a community near Beckley, West 
Virginia. She lived in and around various places near Beckley until she 
graduated from High School. At that time, she was recruited to take a civil 
service position, working for the Federal Government in Washington, DC. Her 
first assignment was working for the National Science Foundation. Many years 
later and many other postings afterward, she retired from Civil service. Still 
ambitious after her CS retirement, she then embarked upon another career working 
for the NEX Headquarters Command Facilities Department.
Barbara shared a wonderful life with her husband, Jerry, with whom she 
celebrated 62 years of marriage. They first met in 1962 in Arlington, Virginia, 
where she was living at the time. Jerry was new to the area after returning from 
an overseas assignment with the U. S. Navy. They married in 1963, and, with 
Jerry’s U.S. Naval career, traveled from one side of the globe to another along 
with their two children. Two tours in Spain, one in the Philippines, another in 
D.C., then South Florida, and finally to Norfolk VA. Barbara experienced first-
hand seeing the beauty of the Florida Keys waters, bullfights in Spain, learned 
to drink wine from a leather wine-skin “Bota,” and fed peanuts to wild baboons 
atop the Rock of Gibraltar. In the Philippines, she saw some really big snakes 
in the wild and an inactive, still-steaming volcano, and (with little success) 
also attempted to ride a Carabao. Much to the delight and detriment of her 
husband’s waistline, she also learned to cook many tasty Spanish and Filipino 
dishes.
Jerry and Barbara were blessed with two wonderful children, Lorie and Jennifer, 
along with their respective husbands, Tim and Woodie. Barbara also adored her 
two grandchildren, Cody and Brooke. Barbara was predeceased by her father, Carl 
(Bo), mother, Alma, and brother, Johnny.
Her entire family would once again like to extend our great appreciation to the 
entire staff of the long-term care facility, Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Because 
of her illness, she was in residence there for four years. Their dedication to 
the dignity and well-being of the residents is unparalleled. Their banner of 
“Heroes live here” does not give them sufficient credit due for their unwavering 
diligence.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the charity of 
your choice in memory of Barbara.


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