Rebecca Myers

Rebecca Sue Myers 61 of Mt. Airy, MD, died Peacefully Christmas Eve, December 24, 2008 at Brinton Woods in Winfield, MD. She was born December 1, 1947 in Frederick MD the daughter of the late Dr. Lyndon B. Myers and the late Mary Lawyer Myers of Mt. Airy. When Becky was born with Down’s syndrome, her parents were advised to institutionalize. Instead they and a small group of parents from Carroll County fought to provide educational opportunities for their disabled children and in 1955 the first class was operational in a small building in Wildwood Park in Mt. Airy. Mary Myers was the teacher and the children were bused back in forth in a new station wagon that was donated by the Mt. Airy Lions Club. Becky lived at home with her parents and then 5 years with her sister and her family and in 1989 moved to an assisted living unit run by Target Community and Educational Services in Westminster, MD. Over the years Becky attended school in Johnsville and the Carroll County Center for Exceptional Children. She worked for the Carroll County Association for Retarded Citizens and then Carroll Haven or CHANGE as it is known today. She also attended the Westminster Senior Center and Family Active Day in Westminster. Becky made friends everywhere she went, shaking hands, introducing herself and asking your name. She never missed a gentleman wearing a “nice tie”. She knew all the clerks from Wal-Mart to Safeway (College Square) where she needed to visit her favorite friend, a cashier, almost daily. Surviving her are sisters, Mary Lynn Kuhn of Mt. Airy, Martha Jane and husband Ed Brown of Hedgesville, WV, Sara and husband Leslie Monk of Leigh-on-Sea, England, and Polly Ann Mazcko of Berlin, MD Brother Lyndon L. Myers of Braddock Heights. Also survived by nieces and nephews Matthew and Lyndon T. Myers, Dr. Cathy Brown and Sue Brown, John Paul and Mary Mazcko. Becky was preceded in death by brother-in-law Dr. Bern J. Kuhn and “B.J. nephew” Bernie Kuhn, Jr. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Memorial Contributions may be made to CHANGE Inc. 115 Stoner Ave. Westminster, MD 21157 or Target Community and Educational Services Inc., 110 Stoner Ave, Westminster, MD 21157.
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