Marion Christopher Barry
| Marion Christopher Barry | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 17, 1980 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Died | August 14, 2016 (aged 36) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Cause of death | Drug overdose |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Christopher Barry |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Marion Christopher Barry (June 17, 1980 – August 14, 2016) was an American construction company owner and the son of Marion Barry, the two-time Mayor of the District of Columbia and long-term district councilmember. After the death of his father, he was an unsuccessful candidate for his father's Ward 8 council seat in 2015.
Marion Christopher Barry was born in June 1980 to Marion Barry and Barry's third wife, Effi Slaughter Barry. He was their only child. His father had wanted to name him Marion Barry III, but Effi was strongly opposed, and they decided to give him the middle name Christopher instead. For most of his adult life, Barry went by his middle name, Christopher.
He attended both public and private elementary schools in the District of Columbia, Ben W. Murch Elementary and St. Albans School for Boys. He was pulled from St. Albans' after teasing by his classmates about his father's problems with women and drugs. After his parents divorced in 1993, he lived with his mother and attended Jefferson Junior High in Washington, DC. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School and briefly attended the University of the District of Columbia. He also attended Hampton University.
In 2015, Barry described his relationship with his father being "more like brothers than father and son." Barry dabbled with drugs and felt his father was unsympathetic to his problems. "Him having struggled with drugs, I would have wished he was there more. But he was more concerned about politics."
Barry formed a noteworthy construction business, Efficiency Contractors LLC, which he named in honor of his mother.
In February 2005, three police officers investigated an apartment where there was loud music and which smelled like marijuana. The officers announced their presence several times and, after no response, opened the door. Barry was alone in the apartment, which belonged to a friend. According to a court report, Barry attempted to punch one of the police officers, placed the officer in a headlock, and then punched the officer in the face several times. The officers wrestled Barry to the ground while Barry repeatedly said, "Get out of my house." Barry was arrested and charged with assault of a police officer. In court, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge, acknowledging that he resisted arrest but denying punching or choking a police officer. Barry's plea agreement with prosecutors required that he maintain a job, enroll in school, and not use drugs. In 2006, during a series of drug tests required by his plea agreement, Barry tested positive for marijuana use. He received a warning from a judge.
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