Bettina Rathbone Tierney died in her home in Mclean, Va. on November 9, 2012. She was also a resident of the Boca Grande Club.
Bettina attended the Potomac School (formerly in Washington, now in Mclean), with which she and her family has had a long and special association. She also attended Miss Porter's School in Farmington, Conn., and Wellesley College where she majored in art history.