Margaret "Peggy" Buckley

Peggy's quiet presence is greatly missed every time I look out my patio window and know she isn't my neighbor anymore. We had a long run, Miss Peggy, but 30 years still wasn't long enough.

"Penny," as she was known back then, was my first best friend. Her pastor father was my minister at the Reformed Church of Metuchen (NJ). We graduated high school together, then parted ways. But I have her to thank for the creative and amusing word games we played, and for the joy of singing harmony in the church's children's choir.Fond memories

Never met another person who could wield a red pen quite as effectively. She taught us well. Goodbye, Peggy.