Margaret Munroe Thrower, of Atlanta, 93, died peacefully on February 17 from complications following a fall on Jan. 16. Her husband, Randolph W. Thrower, was at her side.
Margaret Logan Munroe was born on September 15, 1915 in Quincy, Fla., the third of eight children of Mark Welch (Pat) Munroe and Mary Gray Munroe. Her father, the President of the Quincy State Bank, referred to her as "The Gold Child," and she was always noted for her beauty, bright spirit, and generosity.
She received her B.A. degree in 1935 from Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where she majored in biology and was president of the senior class. Her loyalty to Wesleyan continued throughout her life with frequent visits and enthusiastic support.
She married Randolph William Thrower in Quincy on February 2, 1939, and their inspirational and continuing romance was celebrated on their recent 70th wedding anniversary. Together they raised five children, and Margaret played an active role in their activities, including service as co-president with Randolph of the E. Rivers PTA. Margaret was a partner with Randolph in his many ventures, whether keeping house in a Marine Quonset hut, throwing the Christmas party for Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan at home each year for decades, or enthusiastically embracing life in Washington during Randolph's service as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, 1969-71.
Together with family and friends, she loved adventurous travel. With her husband, children and grandchildren, she climbed Ben Nevis (Great Britain's highest peak) when in her 80s, and visited Cuba when almost 90. Although she traveled many continents, her boldest venture was a six-week cross-country road trip with her husband and five children in a station wagon and camping trailer in the summer of 1962.
Margaret loved Sunnyside Farm in Gadsden County, Fla., property inherited from her mother and a happy gathering place for her extended family over the last three decades. When the frontier Florida farmhouse, dating from the mid-1800s, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in April, 2007, Margaret's immediate response was to build again. The new house was completed in time for Thanksgiving 2008, when Margaret hosted her immediate family -- 29 people.
She was also a lifelong gardener and a founding member and trustee of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Other volunteer commitments included the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center, and the Board of Directors of Skyland Trail, George West Mental Health Foundation.
She maintained numerous lifelong correspondences and was a loving friend to many. Her cultivation of friends of many ages, her joyous enthusiasm, and her graceful sense of humor kept her young in spirit, and she enjoyed life through her final days. Margaret was also an artist. Her family celebrated her 90th birthday with the publication of a catalog entitled "Paintings from the Heart." She painted what she loved, and her work included landscapes of her farm and travels, still lifes from her kitchen and garden, and portraits of family members.
Margaret is survived by her husband Randolph, 95, and her five children: Margaret Thrower MacCary of New York, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta, Laura Thrower Harris (David) of New York, Randolph William Thrower, Jr. (Carolyn) of Atlanta, and Mary Thrower Wickham (George) of Richmond, Virginia.
She and Randolph have 11 grandchildren -- William Thomas MacCary III, Margaret Chambers MacCary, Wilson Gray Barmeyer, Mary Logan Barmeyer, Taylor Randolph Harris, Patricia Munroe Harris, Benjamin Key Thrower, Randolph William Thrower III, Albert Crenshaw Thrower, Henry Clayton Wickham, and William Randolph Wickham -- and six great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister Julia Munroe Woodward, 94, of Quincy, and scores of devoted nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Patterson's Spring Hill on Saturday, February 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wesleyan College, Office of Institutional Development, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA 31210 (tel. 478-757-5187), or to the charity of your choice.
The Family Notice was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2/19/2009 - 2/22/2009
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MARGARET THROWER, 93, ALWAYS ADVENTUROUS
By Donna Williams Lewis
Margaret Thrower would never let a little thing like age get in the way of living.
A world traveler, the Buckhead resident was in her 80s when she climbed Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the British Isles, and was nearly in her 90s when she visited Cuba.
"She was very, very curious about everything," said her daughter, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta. "She was a sponge. She just voraciously consumed life. She was always ready for the next adventure."
Margaret Munroe Thrower, 93, died Tuesday at the William Breman Jewish Home, where she was rehabilitating from a broken hip suffered in a fall a month ago. She died of complications from the fall. The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church.
Born in Quincy, Fla., Margaret Logan Munroe married Randolph William Thrower in 1939. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, and he was an Emory University law school grad who was practicing with Sutherland, Tuttle & Brennan law firm (now Sutherland).
The couple settled in Atlanta's Collier Hills neighborhood. During World War II, they moved around the country while Mr. Thrower was with the FBI and then in the Marine Corps, returning to Atlanta in 1946, when Mr. Thrower rejoined his law firm.
Over the years, with family and friends, they traveled to France, Greece, China, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Ireland, Turkey and many other places around the globe.
The Throwers always were the first ones ready to go on the various legs of their trips and never missed a thing, said their friends and fellow travelers Bill and Carol Lewis Fox of Decatur.
"We would be out in the 108-degree heat," said Carol Fox, of their 2001 trip to Egypt, "and they had a smile on their face and never complained. Everyone just fell in love with them when they met them."
Mrs. Thrower was a gardener and an accomplished artist with a great sense of humor, her daughter said.
"The most extraordinary thing about her was the way she was able to connect with anybody and everybody, and she did that all over Atlanta, all over the world, until the day she died," Ms. Barmeyer said.
A generous contributor to her alma mater, Mrs. Thrower always wrote to Wesleyan's alumnae office several times a year to tell the women's college of her classmates' news, said the college's president, Ruth Knox.
She never missed alumnae meetings in Atlanta, Ms. Knox said, "driving herself well into her nineties and always being the best looking woman in the room."
On Feb. 2, Margaret and Randolph Thrower celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends in a small dinner party at the Jewish Home.
"Their relationship was almost a magical one, just a lifelong romance that was almost legendary among those that know them," said longtime family friend Laura Jones Hardman, of Buckhead. "They had such consistency of spirit that it captivated everyone around them, of every generation."
Additional survivors include her daughters Margaret Thrower MacCary and Laura Thrower Harris, both of New York, and Mary Thrower Wickham of Richmond; and a son, Randolph William Thrower Jr. of Decatur; a sister, Julia Munroe Woodward, of Quincy, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2/21/2009
Margaret Logan Munroe was born on September 15, 1915 in Quincy, Fla., the third of eight children of Mark Welch (Pat) Munroe and Mary Gray Munroe. Her father, the President of the Quincy State Bank, referred to her as "The Gold Child," and she was always noted for her beauty, bright spirit, and generosity.
She received her B.A. degree in 1935 from Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where she majored in biology and was president of the senior class. Her loyalty to Wesleyan continued throughout her life with frequent visits and enthusiastic support.
She married Randolph William Thrower in Quincy on February 2, 1939, and their inspirational and continuing romance was celebrated on their recent 70th wedding anniversary. Together they raised five children, and Margaret played an active role in their activities, including service as co-president with Randolph of the E. Rivers PTA. Margaret was a partner with Randolph in his many ventures, whether keeping house in a Marine Quonset hut, throwing the Christmas party for Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan at home each year for decades, or enthusiastically embracing life in Washington during Randolph's service as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, 1969-71.
Together with family and friends, she loved adventurous travel. With her husband, children and grandchildren, she climbed Ben Nevis (Great Britain's highest peak) when in her 80s, and visited Cuba when almost 90. Although she traveled many continents, her boldest venture was a six-week cross-country road trip with her husband and five children in a station wagon and camping trailer in the summer of 1962.
Margaret loved Sunnyside Farm in Gadsden County, Fla., property inherited from her mother and a happy gathering place for her extended family over the last three decades. When the frontier Florida farmhouse, dating from the mid-1800s, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in April, 2007, Margaret's immediate response was to build again. The new house was completed in time for Thanksgiving 2008, when Margaret hosted her immediate family -- 29 people.
She was also a lifelong gardener and a founding member and trustee of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Other volunteer commitments included the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center, and the Board of Directors of Skyland Trail, George West Mental Health Foundation.
She maintained numerous lifelong correspondences and was a loving friend to many. Her cultivation of friends of many ages, her joyous enthusiasm, and her graceful sense of humor kept her young in spirit, and she enjoyed life through her final days. Margaret was also an artist. Her family celebrated her 90th birthday with the publication of a catalog entitled "Paintings from the Heart." She painted what she loved, and her work included landscapes of her farm and travels, still lifes from her kitchen and garden, and portraits of family members.
Margaret is survived by her husband Randolph, 95, and her five children: Margaret Thrower MacCary of New York, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta, Laura Thrower Harris (David) of New York, Randolph William Thrower, Jr. (Carolyn) of Atlanta, and Mary Thrower Wickham (George) of Richmond, Virginia.
She and Randolph have 11 grandchildren -- William Thomas MacCary III, Margaret Chambers MacCary, Wilson Gray Barmeyer, Mary Logan Barmeyer, Taylor Randolph Harris, Patricia Munroe Harris, Benjamin Key Thrower, Randolph William Thrower III, Albert Crenshaw Thrower, Henry Clayton Wickham, and William Randolph Wickham -- and six great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister Julia Munroe Woodward, 94, of Quincy, and scores of devoted nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Patterson's Spring Hill on Saturday, February 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wesleyan College, Office of Institutional Development, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA 31210 (tel. 478-757-5187), or to the charity of your choice.
The Family Notice was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2/19/2009 - 2/22/2009
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MARGARET THROWER, 93, ALWAYS ADVENTUROUS
By Donna Williams Lewis
Margaret Thrower would never let a little thing like age get in the way of living.
A world traveler, the Buckhead resident was in her 80s when she climbed Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the British Isles, and was nearly in her 90s when she visited Cuba.
"She was very, very curious about everything," said her daughter, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta. "She was a sponge. She just voraciously consumed life. She was always ready for the next adventure."
Margaret Munroe Thrower, 93, died Tuesday at the William Breman Jewish Home, where she was rehabilitating from a broken hip suffered in a fall a month ago. She died of complications from the fall. The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church.
Born in Quincy, Fla., Margaret Logan Munroe married Randolph William Thrower in 1939. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, and he was an Emory University law school grad who was practicing with Sutherland, Tuttle & Brennan law firm (now Sutherland).
The couple settled in Atlanta's Collier Hills neighborhood. During World War II, they moved around the country while Mr. Thrower was with the FBI and then in the Marine Corps, returning to Atlanta in 1946, when Mr. Thrower rejoined his law firm.
Over the years, with family and friends, they traveled to France, Greece, China, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Ireland, Turkey and many other places around the globe.
The Throwers always were the first ones ready to go on the various legs of their trips and never missed a thing, said their friends and fellow travelers Bill and Carol Lewis Fox of Decatur.
"We would be out in the 108-degree heat," said Carol Fox, of their 2001 trip to Egypt, "and they had a smile on their face and never complained. Everyone just fell in love with them when they met them."
Mrs. Thrower was a gardener and an accomplished artist with a great sense of humor, her daughter said.
"The most extraordinary thing about her was the way she was able to connect with anybody and everybody, and she did that all over Atlanta, all over the world, until the day she died," Ms. Barmeyer said.
A generous contributor to her alma mater, Mrs. Thrower always wrote to Wesleyan's alumnae office several times a year to tell the women's college of her classmates' news, said the college's president, Ruth Knox.
She never missed alumnae meetings in Atlanta, Ms. Knox said, "driving herself well into her nineties and always being the best looking woman in the room."
On Feb. 2, Margaret and Randolph Thrower celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends in a small dinner party at the Jewish Home.
"Their relationship was almost a magical one, just a lifelong romance that was almost legendary among those that know them," said longtime family friend Laura Jones Hardman, of Buckhead. "They had such consistency of spirit that it captivated everyone around them, of every generation."
Additional survivors include her daughters Margaret Thrower MacCary and Laura Thrower Harris, both of New York, and Mary Thrower Wickham of Richmond; and a son, Randolph William Thrower Jr. of Decatur; a sister, Julia Munroe Woodward, of Quincy, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2/21/2009
Margaret Munroe Thrower, of Atlanta, 93, died peacefully on February 17 from complications following a fall on Jan. 16. Her husband, Randolph W. Thrower, was at her side.
Margaret Logan Munroe was born on September 15, 1915 in Quincy, Fla., the third of eight children of Mark Welch (Pat) Munroe and Mary Gray Munroe. Her father, the President of the Quincy State Bank, referred to her as "The Gold Child," and she was always noted for her beauty, bright spirit, and generosity.
She received her B.A. degree in 1935 from Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where she majored in biology and was president of the senior class. Her loyalty to Wesleyan continued throughout her life with frequent visits and enthusiastic support.
She married Randolph William Thrower in Quincy on February 2, 1939, and their inspirational and continuing romance was celebrated on their recent 70th wedding anniversary. Together they raised five children, and Margaret played an active role in their activities, including service as co-president with Randolph of the E. Rivers PTA. Margaret was a partner with Randolph in his many ventures, whether keeping house in a Marine Quonset hut, throwing the Christmas party for Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan at home each year for decades, or enthusiastically embracing life in Washington during Randolph's service as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, 1969-71.
Together with family and friends, she loved adventurous travel. With her husband, children and grandchildren, she climbed Ben Nevis (Great Britain's highest peak) when in her 80s, and visited Cuba when almost 90. Although she traveled many continents, her boldest venture was a six-week cross-country road trip with her husband and five children in a station wagon and camping trailer in the summer of 1962.
Margaret loved Sunnyside Farm in Gadsden County, Fla., property inherited from her mother and a happy gathering place for her extended family over the last three decades. When the frontier Florida farmhouse, dating from the mid-1800s, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in April, 2007, Margaret's immediate response was to build again. The new house was completed in time for Thanksgiving 2008, when Margaret hosted her immediate family -- 29 people.
She was also a lifelong gardener and a founding member and trustee of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Other volunteer commitments included the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center, and the Board of Directors of Skyland Trail, George West Mental Health Foundation.
She maintained numerous lifelong correspondences and was a loving friend to many. Her cultivation of friends of many ages, her joyous enthusiasm, and her graceful sense of humor kept her young in spirit, and she enjoyed life through her final days. Margaret was also an artist. Her family celebrated her 90th birthday with the publication of a catalog entitled "Paintings from the Heart." She painted what she loved, and her work included landscapes of her farm and travels, still lifes from her kitchen and garden, and portraits of family members.
Margaret is survived by her husband Randolph, 95, and her five children: Margaret Thrower MacCary of New York, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta, Laura Thrower Harris (David) of New York, Randolph William Thrower, Jr. (Carolyn) of Atlanta, and Mary Thrower Wickham (George) of Richmond, Virginia.
She and Randolph have 11 grandchildren -- William Thomas MacCary III, Margaret Chambers MacCary, Wilson Gray Barmeyer, Mary Logan Barmeyer, Taylor Randolph Harris, Patricia Munroe Harris, Benjamin Key Thrower, Randolph William Thrower III, Albert Crenshaw Thrower, Henry Clayton Wickham, and William Randolph Wickham -- and six great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister Julia Munroe Woodward, 94, of Quincy, and scores of devoted nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Patterson's Spring Hill on Saturday, February 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wesleyan College, Office of Institutional Development, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA 31210 (tel. 478-757-5187), or to the charity of your choice.
The Family Notice was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2/19/2009 - 2/22/2009
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MARGARET THROWER, 93, ALWAYS ADVENTUROUS
By Donna Williams Lewis
Margaret Thrower would never let a little thing like age get in the way of living.
A world traveler, the Buckhead resident was in her 80s when she climbed Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the British Isles, and was nearly in her 90s when she visited Cuba.
"She was very, very curious about everything," said her daughter, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta. "She was a sponge. She just voraciously consumed life. She was always ready for the next adventure."
Margaret Munroe Thrower, 93, died Tuesday at the William Breman Jewish Home, where she was rehabilitating from a broken hip suffered in a fall a month ago. She died of complications from the fall. The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church.
Born in Quincy, Fla., Margaret Logan Munroe married Randolph William Thrower in 1939. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, and he was an Emory University law school grad who was practicing with Sutherland, Tuttle & Brennan law firm (now Sutherland).
The couple settled in Atlanta's Collier Hills neighborhood. During World War II, they moved around the country while Mr. Thrower was with the FBI and then in the Marine Corps, returning to Atlanta in 1946, when Mr. Thrower rejoined his law firm.
Over the years, with family and friends, they traveled to France, Greece, China, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Ireland, Turkey and many other places around the globe.
The Throwers always were the first ones ready to go on the various legs of their trips and never missed a thing, said their friends and fellow travelers Bill and Carol Lewis Fox of Decatur.
"We would be out in the 108-degree heat," said Carol Fox, of their 2001 trip to Egypt, "and they had a smile on their face and never complained. Everyone just fell in love with them when they met them."
Mrs. Thrower was a gardener and an accomplished artist with a great sense of humor, her daughter said.
"The most extraordinary thing about her was the way she was able to connect with anybody and everybody, and she did that all over Atlanta, all over the world, until the day she died," Ms. Barmeyer said.
A generous contributor to her alma mater, Mrs. Thrower always wrote to Wesleyan's alumnae office several times a year to tell the women's college of her classmates' news, said the college's president, Ruth Knox.
She never missed alumnae meetings in Atlanta, Ms. Knox said, "driving herself well into her nineties and always being the best looking woman in the room."
On Feb. 2, Margaret and Randolph Thrower celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends in a small dinner party at the Jewish Home.
"Their relationship was almost a magical one, just a lifelong romance that was almost legendary among those that know them," said longtime family friend Laura Jones Hardman, of Buckhead. "They had such consistency of spirit that it captivated everyone around them, of every generation."
Additional survivors include her daughters Margaret Thrower MacCary and Laura Thrower Harris, both of New York, and Mary Thrower Wickham of Richmond; and a son, Randolph William Thrower Jr. of Decatur; a sister, Julia Munroe Woodward, of Quincy, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2/21/2009
Margaret Logan Munroe was born on September 15, 1915 in Quincy, Fla., the third of eight children of Mark Welch (Pat) Munroe and Mary Gray Munroe. Her father, the President of the Quincy State Bank, referred to her as "The Gold Child," and she was always noted for her beauty, bright spirit, and generosity.
She received her B.A. degree in 1935 from Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., where she majored in biology and was president of the senior class. Her loyalty to Wesleyan continued throughout her life with frequent visits and enthusiastic support.
She married Randolph William Thrower in Quincy on February 2, 1939, and their inspirational and continuing romance was celebrated on their recent 70th wedding anniversary. Together they raised five children, and Margaret played an active role in their activities, including service as co-president with Randolph of the E. Rivers PTA. Margaret was a partner with Randolph in his many ventures, whether keeping house in a Marine Quonset hut, throwing the Christmas party for Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan at home each year for decades, or enthusiastically embracing life in Washington during Randolph's service as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, 1969-71.
Together with family and friends, she loved adventurous travel. With her husband, children and grandchildren, she climbed Ben Nevis (Great Britain's highest peak) when in her 80s, and visited Cuba when almost 90. Although she traveled many continents, her boldest venture was a six-week cross-country road trip with her husband and five children in a station wagon and camping trailer in the summer of 1962.
Margaret loved Sunnyside Farm in Gadsden County, Fla., property inherited from her mother and a happy gathering place for her extended family over the last three decades. When the frontier Florida farmhouse, dating from the mid-1800s, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in April, 2007, Margaret's immediate response was to build again. The new house was completed in time for Thanksgiving 2008, when Margaret hosted her immediate family -- 29 people.
She was also a lifelong gardener and a founding member and trustee of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Other volunteer commitments included the Tullie Smith House at the Atlanta History Center, and the Board of Directors of Skyland Trail, George West Mental Health Foundation.
She maintained numerous lifelong correspondences and was a loving friend to many. Her cultivation of friends of many ages, her joyous enthusiasm, and her graceful sense of humor kept her young in spirit, and she enjoyed life through her final days. Margaret was also an artist. Her family celebrated her 90th birthday with the publication of a catalog entitled "Paintings from the Heart." She painted what she loved, and her work included landscapes of her farm and travels, still lifes from her kitchen and garden, and portraits of family members.
Margaret is survived by her husband Randolph, 95, and her five children: Margaret Thrower MacCary of New York, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta, Laura Thrower Harris (David) of New York, Randolph William Thrower, Jr. (Carolyn) of Atlanta, and Mary Thrower Wickham (George) of Richmond, Virginia.
She and Randolph have 11 grandchildren -- William Thomas MacCary III, Margaret Chambers MacCary, Wilson Gray Barmeyer, Mary Logan Barmeyer, Taylor Randolph Harris, Patricia Munroe Harris, Benjamin Key Thrower, Randolph William Thrower III, Albert Crenshaw Thrower, Henry Clayton Wickham, and William Randolph Wickham -- and six great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister Julia Munroe Woodward, 94, of Quincy, and scores of devoted nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends at Patterson's Spring Hill on Saturday, February 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. The celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, February 22 at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wesleyan College, Office of Institutional Development, 4760 Forsyth Rd., Macon, GA 31210 (tel. 478-757-5187), or to the charity of your choice.
The Family Notice was published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2/19/2009 - 2/22/2009
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MARGARET THROWER, 93, ALWAYS ADVENTUROUS
By Donna Williams Lewis
Margaret Thrower would never let a little thing like age get in the way of living.
A world traveler, the Buckhead resident was in her 80s when she climbed Ben Nevis, the highest mountain of the British Isles, and was nearly in her 90s when she visited Cuba.
"She was very, very curious about everything," said her daughter, Patricia Thrower Barmeyer of Atlanta. "She was a sponge. She just voraciously consumed life. She was always ready for the next adventure."
Margaret Munroe Thrower, 93, died Tuesday at the William Breman Jewish Home, where she was rehabilitating from a broken hip suffered in a fall a month ago. She died of complications from the fall. The body was cremated. A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at Northside United Methodist Church.
Born in Quincy, Fla., Margaret Logan Munroe married Randolph William Thrower in 1939. She was a graduate of Wesleyan College in Macon, and he was an Emory University law school grad who was practicing with Sutherland, Tuttle & Brennan law firm (now Sutherland).
The couple settled in Atlanta's Collier Hills neighborhood. During World War II, they moved around the country while Mr. Thrower was with the FBI and then in the Marine Corps, returning to Atlanta in 1946, when Mr. Thrower rejoined his law firm.
Over the years, with family and friends, they traveled to France, Greece, China, Russia, Egypt, Spain, Ireland, Turkey and many other places around the globe.
The Throwers always were the first ones ready to go on the various legs of their trips and never missed a thing, said their friends and fellow travelers Bill and Carol Lewis Fox of Decatur.
"We would be out in the 108-degree heat," said Carol Fox, of their 2001 trip to Egypt, "and they had a smile on their face and never complained. Everyone just fell in love with them when they met them."
Mrs. Thrower was a gardener and an accomplished artist with a great sense of humor, her daughter said.
"The most extraordinary thing about her was the way she was able to connect with anybody and everybody, and she did that all over Atlanta, all over the world, until the day she died," Ms. Barmeyer said.
A generous contributor to her alma mater, Mrs. Thrower always wrote to Wesleyan's alumnae office several times a year to tell the women's college of her classmates' news, said the college's president, Ruth Knox.
She never missed alumnae meetings in Atlanta, Ms. Knox said, "driving herself well into her nineties and always being the best looking woman in the room."
On Feb. 2, Margaret and Randolph Thrower celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends in a small dinner party at the Jewish Home.
"Their relationship was almost a magical one, just a lifelong romance that was almost legendary among those that know them," said longtime family friend Laura Jones Hardman, of Buckhead. "They had such consistency of spirit that it captivated everyone around them, of every generation."
Additional survivors include her daughters Margaret Thrower MacCary and Laura Thrower Harris, both of New York, and Mary Thrower Wickham of Richmond; and a son, Randolph William Thrower Jr. of Decatur; a sister, Julia Munroe Woodward, of Quincy, Fla.; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on 2/21/2009
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