C. Twiggs Myers

A picture of Twiggs hangs on my office wall. I am a guidance counselor. He saved me as a high schooler. The lessons he taught me are the ones I try to live by and pass on to my own students. Integrity and welcoming all students are the leads. Always in my heart, Twiggs. You lived a fine life indeed.
With love, Tony

Twiggs was my "adopted" uncle. We spent time every summer in the Andirondacks going to county fairs, antique tractor shows, eating dinner together, and driving around in the evening in the mountains followed by an ice cream cone in Essex. I will miss him dearly, my summers at Lake Champlain will never be the same...he left his mark on me. They don't make them like this anymore! Peace Twiggs....

A true gentleman, scholar and mentor. While Twiggs may no longer be with us in person, the fond memories he created will live on forever.

We were lucky to be at Berkshire School, lucky to spend each morning in Buck Valley, lucky to be taught by great teachers like Twiggs Myers. As is the Berkshire motto, Mr. Myers taught us lessons not just for the classroom, but for life.
It is impossible to think of Mr. Myers and not think of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln and it is a quote from Lincoln that best describes my sentiments: “I'm a success today because I had a friend who believed in me and I didn't have the heart to let him down.”
When Mr. Myers spoke, we believed him. Mr. Myers believed in us and we desperately did not want to let him down. There we were, skinny boys, many away from home for the first time, many of us not certain we were worthy of his belief in us. Yet he called us “Men”. If Mr. Myers thought we were men, then by goodness, we must be. “Okay Men, today we will run the Giberson Loop.” I didn't think I could run 5 miles, but if Mr. Myers says I will, I will. Our trust in him, and his belief in us, was a truly virtuous cycle.
Three things Mr. Myers taught me:
1) The best way to eat a tomato is to pick it off the vine and eat it like an apple
2) That Jomini's principles, the book on warfare at West Point, did not work in the Civil War as it was the first “Modern War” (in others words, read the book but think for yourself)
3) Don't let what you can't do interfere with what you can do. (As possibly the worst runner on a terrific championship Cross Country team, I was continually reminded of that one. My times were so awful that I felt I was unimportant. He made me aware that my presence as a part of the team -- on the bus, in warm ups, goofing around, and just trying -- was important to the team so I shouldn't skip practice.)
I carry his lessons to this day, as do many others who were lucky to know him. Good bye Twiggs. You were one of a kind. There have been none finer. Thank you for believing in us.

What a great, kind, loyal, universally loved coach, timeless teacher and friend. I remember the Berkshire green station wagon he drove to track and cross country meets, the smell of his pipe during practice, and that Stetson hat. He also did a great impression of Mickey from the Rocky movies telling me as a young track athlete "women weaken da legs" in that dry Philadelphia delivery that was all his own.

Most of us could have been fooled into thinking that Mr. Myers was immortal; indeed he is, for generations of students who remember and revere him.

From that spring day in '75 when Twiggs first asked me to join x-country and up through two months ago when I visited him at his home he was my mentor and friend. Never judgmental of us "delinquents" as Micheal Pollis so aptly put it, Twiggs was loved and respected because he loved and respected us. Just this April he was still teaching and mentoring me on some of life's principals. His smile, laugh, and wit will be greatly missed but his memory and life lessons will last forever.

A gentle spirit with ever the twinkle in his eye. A true power of example for so many of us. Such a joyful and giving presence. You will be sorely missed and never forgotten.

While Twigg's body might have left Berkshire, his spirit never will........may God look upon you with kindness in his heart the way you did for so many of us.

Twiggs was truly a great man and an inspiration to me. I am privileged to have called him my teacher.

I will always remember Twiggs fondly even if he told my Mom (Mary Burnham Oliver) that the more times we took the PSAT and Sat test the better we would do and of course he was right. He will be missed.

you taught a self proclaimed spaz how to be an athlete

Miss you already. May you rest in peace.

Twiggs was a Berkshire institution and he is sorely missed. He and my Dad shared a love of the Philadelphia Phillies with each other. A great, wise and very humble man! I am grateful to have known him!

Twiggs was truly a unique individual. So many bright and positive things can be said about that great man. We as a family were extremely sad to hear the news.
Maryanna Shaw Stockholm

An awesome person and role model to all!

Berkshire School was fortunate to have Twiggs Myers as part of its community for so many years. He will be missed.

A truly great man and teacher who will be very missed by many.Thank you Mr. Myers for all that you did for so many of us.

The passing of a legend. Our family (Mary Burnham Oliver) was friends in the Adirondacks and there were always fabulous stories to be told. The gift of this teacher given to his students cannot be valued.

What a wonderful man he was. He and my mother, Mary Burnham Oliver, were great friends. He will be missed.

My thoughts and prayers to the Myers family. Michael Cosby

There are no words to define the life and times of C. Twiggs Meyers. For multiple decades he was every young, defiant, teenager's guiding light. A confidant, mentor, coach, and "Father-like" figure that will never be replaced or duplicated. He will forever grace Under the Mountain with his grace, candor, and love. RIP Twiggs. You will always be in our thoughts. Sincerely, Peter Jennings '78

So sorry to hear. We have enjoyed visiting with Twiggs at the Essex Art Shows.