Poughkeepsie, NY — Margaret Mary Walsh, retired assistant superintendent of Arlington Central School District and former trustee of the New York Teachers Retirement System, died Wednesday, January 30, 2002. Born Aug. 20, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. Walsh and Nora Ryan Walsh and sister of the late John T. Walsh, who died Feb. 19, 1992. She is survived by two nieces, Mary Margaret Sterling of Pepperal, Mass. and Judith Debes of Fishkill; two nephews, John P. Walsh of Milan and Kevin M. Walsh of Plano, Texas; and a grand niece, Natalie Walsh of Plano, Texas. Ms. Walsh was a life communicant of St. Peters Church and a graduate of the old St. Peters School, Class of 1942; graduate of Poughkeepsie High School, Class of 1946; champion high school speech and debate student of the late Lucile Stephens of National Forensic Coaching Fame. She received an A.B. Degree from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, Riverdale and received her M.S. Degrees from Fordham University and Columbus University. She had 34 years in education including being a teacher, coordinator, and administrator of Arlington School District, retiring Sept. 1, 1984;; instructor of English and Education and coordinator of student teaching at the College of Mount Saint Vincent; instructor of Public Speaking at Dutchess Community College; teacher in elementary and secondary schools in New York City at the beginning of her career; summer consultant at the New York State Education Department in Albany from 1954 to 1964; served as a trustee of the New York State Teachers Retirement System for six years; active on the commissioners task force for equal opportunities for women for five years; regent (two terms) of the Mid-Hudson Chapter of the College of Mount Saint Vincent Alumnae; active in the higher education commission of the AAUW; leader in local and state speech and debated activities and coach of the National Award students at Arlington High School; volunteer judge for speech and writing contests throughout the state; former member of the board of directors of the Mid-Hudson Workshop for the Disabled; lifemember of the Dutchess County and New York State Retired Teachers Associations; and a member of the St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary, the Cardinal Cooke Guild, and the Mid-Hudson Retired School Administrators Association. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at Our Lady of the Rosary Chapel, Hudsonview Drive, Poughkeepsie. Visiting time will take place prior to the Mass from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., at William G. Miller and Son Funeral Home Inc., 371 Hooker Ave., Poughkeepsie. Burial will be in the family plot at St. Peters Cemetery following the Mass. Contributions may be made to the work of the St. Francis Hospital Auxiliary, St. Francis Hospital, North Road, Poughkeepsie NY 12601.