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Catherine Louise Martin passed away in Glendale, CA on August 30, 2004. She was born December 6, 1921 in Charleston, IL to Erma and John James Ryan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, William John Martin. She is survived by their son, William David Martin, and his wife, Darlene Wanger, both of Los Angeles. She also leaves a brother, James Robert Ryan and sister-in-law, Jan Ryan, of Macon, MO; as well as nephew, Michael Ryan and wife, Peggy; and nephew, Charles Ryan, all of Blue Spring, MO; also best friend, Mary Adams, and dearest Friends, Diana Hitt Potter of Dragonfly Hill, Tyingham, MA and George Ivan Matula of Albuquerque, NM. She was a sergeant in the Women's Marine Corps in World War II; she received her degree in Education from Harris College, St. Louis, later teaching kindergarten in the St. Louis Public Schools. In 1946, she and William Martin were married in St. Louis. Together, they attended Yale University on the G.I. Bill where they both earned their M.F.A. in theater from Yale Drama School. They worked together in theater at Middlebury College, VT, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, Sarah Lawrence College, NY, Culver Military Academy, Culver, IN. They also worked together at the Merry-Go-Round Theater, Sturbridge, MA, Williamstown Summer Theater, and Cross-Right-Stage Theater in Falmouth, MA. Mr. Martin was Director of Popejoy Concert Hall, at UNM, from 1966 until 1992. She helped in this work in various ways. For twenty years she was administrative secretary for the English Department at UNM. Catherine was a member of the American Business Women's Association, and of NM-1-Sandia Woman Marines Association. She was a member of Screen Actors Gold for over twenty years, and helped draft the original New Mexico Regional SAG Constitution. She appeared in a number of movies filmed here in New Mexico. She may be best remembered for stage performance in Albuquerque, among which were "House of Blue Leaves" at Rodey Theater and "Becket's Women" at the Vortex. She bids a fond Shakespearian farewell to relatives and friends at this final curtain, and "curtain going up" always to the theatrical community
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