About the Author

Martha Sydenstricker grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She lived there during the Great Depression and through the years of World War II. After the war she married Dale Bunch and together they raised a daughter, Brenda and two sons, Dale (Bucky) and Brian. They moved to Overland Park, Kansas in 1968 and while there Martha earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the University of Missouri in Kansas City.

As Assistant Professor she taught courses in the School of Education for three years. Then she took a position as Head of the Mathematics Department at the Barstow School. When she reached the age of fifty-five she joined the business world and worked as a Computer Programmer Analyst for Hallmark Cards in Kansas City, Missouri. After retiring from Hallmark they moved to Phoenix, Arizona. There she taught College Algebra for several years at the Glendale Community College. As of this writing Martha makes her home in Dunwoody, Georgia

Now in her 89th year, she believes that her memories of the Depression Years and the World War II years will be of interest to her children and her grandchildren in years to come. The writing this book has been a source of joy and comfort knowing that this story will be available to them.