Judy Weiser, a Miami arts patron who supported and organized for the city’s most important arts institutions, died Friday morning after complications from a surgery. She was 89. Family, friends and colleagues remember Judy Weiser as a quiet yet forceful woman who helped shape Miami’s cultural landscape into the thriving ecosystem it is today. Judy and her late husband, hotel developer and civic leader Sherwood “Woody” Weiser, are credited as key players in establishing and championing the city’s performing arts center. She sat on the board of trustees for and contributed to several Miami organizations, including, but not limited to, the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, the Pérez Art Museum Miami, the New World Symphony, the Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami Children’s Hospital and the Miami City Ballet. “If you think who really made a difference in Miami becoming a great place for arts and culture, Judy Weiser should come to mind. She was good and gracious, blending that with a personality of enough intensity to make a difference,” said David Lawrence Jr., retired publisher of the Miami Herald and chair of The Children’s Movement of Florida. Judy’s family was by her side when she died, said her son Brad Weiser. She is survived by her three adult children, Doug, Warren and Brad; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband died of cancer in 2011. 🔗 You can read the full story at the link in our bio. ✍🏽: Amanda Rosa 📸: Courtesy of the Arsht Center/ Manny Hernandez