Martha Susan (Reynolds) Fisher, eldest child of David S. Reynolds, Sr. and Hazel L. Reynolds, was born May 19, 1959 in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was taught the Scriptures from her earliest years by her parents, and came to faith in Christ during her childhood. She graduated from Greenhills High School in 1977 and was a 1981 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Cincinnati. She received A.M. (1983) and Ph.D. (1988) degrees in Chemistry from Harvard University. Following two years of post-doctoral research at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, she began a fruitful career as a professor of chemistry at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, from 1990 to 2003 - thirteen years. While at Colgate, she taught and conducted research in the Department of Chemistry, ultimately reaching the rank of Associate Professor and serving as Department Chair. In addition to her teaching and administrative responsibilities, she was an active researcher with a particular interest in transition metal catalysts. During her years at Colgate, Martha was an active member of Hamilton Bible Fellowship and was a faculty advisor to the Colgate chapter of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. She served on the Hamilton Historical Commission for many years. In 2003 she married Thomas A. Fisher and moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she spent the rest of her life. She was an active member of the First Reformed Presbyterian Church of Cambridge. In 2007, she began a second career as an editor and proofreader, working for Reformation Heritage Books of Grand Rapids, Michigan until her health declined. Martha suffered from scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that eventually caused severe pulmonary fibrosis in both of her lungs. In January 2010 she underwent a bilateral lung transplant at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian Hospital. After a difficult recuperation and a hospital stay of 72 days, she recovered significantly. Although the procedure extended her life, in November 2010 she began struggling with a series of transplant-related complications, starting with a rare form of lymphoma. After undergoing chemotherapy and recovering for a time, she battled failing health thereafter. Eventually, new lymphomas developed and her earthly life was ended on July 3, 2012 at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, at the age of 53. Martha was blessed with an extraordinary life, though from our point of view, it was all too brief. Her beautiful smile, ready wit, vivacity, and faithfulness as a friend attracted many people to her. In addition to her gifts as a teacher and scientist, Martha was a talented pianist and calligrapher. The interests that captured her attention were manifold: hiking, cycling, fencing, knitting, history, reading, choral singing, gardening, travel, and astronomy. During her undergraduate years as a chemistry major, she became a published author in urban history. A diligent student of the Bible, she memorized the book of Proverbs. Everything Martha undertook was done with enthusiasm, excellence, and precision. Her life was animated by her desire to serve Jesus Christ. Whether enjoying God's creation while searching for Messier objects or playing a Chopin Etude, her goal was the same - to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. As long as there was a reasonable prospect that her health problems could be treated, she was willing to endure great difficulty and suffering. But when it became evident that reversing her condition was beyond the capabilities of medical science and that the end of her life was approaching, she was eager to enter Christ's immediate presence and confident that his promise of eternal life for those who put their trust in him would not fail. Throughout her adult life, Martha was a friend and mentor to a host of women, many of whom remained close and were in contact with her until her death. During her last week of life, friends phoned from all over the US, as well as Spain and Malaysia, to convey their love and good wishes to her. Martha's memory will be cherished by her husband Thomas Fisher of Cambridge, Massachusetts, her mother, Hazel L. Reynolds of Cincinnati, Ohio, her brothers, David S. Reynolds, Jr. of Collierville, Tennessee, Thomas D. Reynolds of Morgantown, West Virginia, and John M. Reynolds of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, her mother-in-law, Thomasena Fisher of Greenville, South Carolina, her brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ronald and Cheryl Fisher of Mauldin, South Carolina, her brother-in-law Theodore H. Fisher III and sister-in-law, Leilani Fisher of Spartanburg, South Carolina, her niece and nephews and their families, a host of cousins, and many friends and former students all over the world.