Marietta Tanner

Marietta J. Tanner, 98, beloved educator, proud AKA, and lifelong champion of community, passed away peacefully on January 22. Born in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Marietta spent most of her career teaching in the NY City public schools. She also wrote for the Amsterdam News, ran for political office, and organized the after-school program at HARYOU-ACT. Marietta was active in the UN Association, the NAACP, the OIC, and the Schomburg Corporation. She was also the author of Driving in Second, a memoir about her journey through the segregated South in 1954.  She was preceded in death by her first husband, Cyrus S. Tanner, a NYC policeman. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Nathan Miller; her children, Stephanie Tanner Weber and David Tanner; four grandchildren; and many extended family members and friends. Two celebrations of life will be held.  March 28th, 1:00 pm, Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia, and May 9th, 10 AM, Unitarian Society of Germantown, Pennsylvania.  For details of the memorials and donations in lieu of flowers, visit: mariettatanner.com