Martha was like a second mother to me when I was growing up. My mother babysat her daughter, Patti, beginning when we were 3-4 years old. Martha contributed to the opportunities I had as a young child because she paid for dance & swim lessons, skating, etc for both Patti and me.
As an adolescent and young adult, I viewed Martha as a loving role model and mentor. She was an educated, professional woman who managed to "do it all" in my eyes. I remember that she always made the person she was speaking with feel like they had her total attention and interest.
As I was growing up, she encouraged me, corrected my English ha! and paid for my piano lessons when I was in high school and my family could not afford them. On occasion, she even provided use of her car to get to those lessons.
Martha will always hold a very special place in my heart and memories. I will always feel that I was special to her, too. There are probably many who feel the same way because Martha had a way of making everyone she knew feel they were special to her. I think they probably were.##imported-begin##Vonna Goddard##imported-end##
