Marti Huizenga

Marti Huizenga served on boards of many organizations, including the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County and the Humane Society of Broward County. Her philanthropic contributions included donations to Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Nova Southeastern University in Davie and the local arts. A Florida native, Marti was an office worker at Southern Sanitation before she met and wed entrepreneur H. Wayne Huizenga in 1972. Their relationship brought H. Wayne, Fort Lauderdale's most well-known entrepreneur, back to his hometown. As a wealthy woman, Marti Huizenga acknowledged that she was privileged. The couple lived in a Mediterranean-style villa on the New River in Fort Lauderdale and in the late 1990s built the Floridian Yacht & Golf Club, a private resort on 300 acres near Stuart. They owned private jets and a big yacht. Marti Huizenga is survived by her husband, H. Wayne; her brother Charlie and sister-in-law Karen; children Ray, Pamela and Wayne Jr.; their respective spouses Jennifer, Jay and Fonda; son Scott; and 11 grandchildren.