MARTHA HARRAL SCHYMIK passed away on November 17, 2010 at her home in Hilton Head as a result of pancreatic cancer. Born December 13, 1938 in the Panama Canal Zone, Martha was the daughter of Rear Admiral Brooks J. Harral and Sara Mumma Harral. She graduated from Stephen's College in Missouri. Martha lived in Greenwich for twenty-five years and worked for Time Warner in New York City as a Facility Manager. She was an active member of First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich and was a member of the Rocky Point Club. In Hilton Head, Martha, an artist herself, was an active participant in the arts community and received the Mayor's Award for Arts in 2008. Martha was the Gallery Consultant/Designer at the Arts Center of the Lowcountry, a member of the Choral Society and the Art League and worked with the Discovery Museum. Recently, Martha served on the Design Review Board of Hilton Head and the Board of the Hilton Head Symphony Orchestra. She was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head. Martha is survived by her husband, Walter Shannon Schymik; her daughters, Erika Ahrens Costantini and Alexandra Ahrens Jung; her grandson, Ford Harral Jung; her granddaughter, Grace Walmsley Jung; her sons-in-law, Craig Jung and Ryan Costantini; her mother, Sara Mumma Harral; and her siblings, John Harral, Brooks Harral and Sally Harral Sargent. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hilton Head on Sunday, November 21 at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Martha's memory to pancreatic cancer research (web search: Goldman Pancreactic Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, for donor information) or Hospice Care of the Low Country.
[Published in GreenwichTime on November 19, 2010]
[Published in The Island Packet from November 19 to December 19, 2010]
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