Martha Jane Croxton Tyson

I was saddened to learn of Marty's untimely death.Our long lasting friendship will always be in my heart and memory. Del Keinigsberg

Bunny Schroeer, portrait/photo and December 29 entry about Martha and Durham Academy. Martha was my dear friend and I will miss her.

Martha was my first friend at Durham Academy. Before I was hired, I stopped by one day and walked around the Middle School. She welcomed me into the library and we talked about the school. I left her and immediately applied for the job of music teacher. The year we were in England (1984-1985), Martha and I corresponded. I would write to her and tell her about the trials and tribulations of dealing with 2 teen-aged children there. She would write back and try to cheer me up. I...

Every time I talked with Martha I felt a raw honesty and integrity that comes only through living a truly religious life. We came from different strata of society but Martha had that rare talent of treating everyone she met with curiosity and grace. She never looked down on another human being. Instead, she looked deeply into his or her soul. The world is a lesser place without her.