Mary Small was a rare soul, graced with elegance and an almost aristocratic air, yet unfailingly kind and humble. It was my good fortune to work for her at Huston-Tillotson College for a year during graduate school. Though her health was already on the decline, she bore her burdens without complaint or bitterness, greeting each day with childlike wonderment. Her spirit of indomitable happiness was and is an inspiration to me. I doubt I shall ever meet her equal.

Dr. Robert A. Garmong
Lecturer of Business
Surrey International Institute
Dongbei University of Finance and Economics
Dalian, China