Virginia Munns (1915-2002) was an educator her entire life, teaching at both the high school and college levels. She and her husband, Howard Munns, raised three children. Howard L. Munns (1911-2002) was a gifted and self-taught artist. His passion was painting the natural world and the wildlife in it. During the last 20 years of his life, he wrote his own story in The View from the Summit: Autobiographical Ramblings, available from www.newmoonrising.net or at fine online bookstores everywhere.