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Kathryn Twomey, devoted teacher and dedicated traveler, dies at 69
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Kathryn Twomey in Medellin, Colombia. It was one of the few countries she and her husband, John, visited twice. (Provided photos.)Twomey family photoShow MoreShow Less
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Kathryn Twomey, right, with her daughter, Kerry Twomey, in Guanajuato, Mexico. (Provided photo.)Twomey family photoShow MoreShow Less
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Kathryn and John Twomey on their wedding day on the campus of their alma mater, Fordham University in the Bronx, in February 1980.Twomey family photoShow MoreShow Less
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Kathryn Twomey, a lifelong teacher so dedicated to her students that she maintained relationships with some for decades and paid one s tuition for nursing school, died May 25 while on a hike in Hawaii during one of the monthlong vacations she and her husband had taken annually since retiring.