@dottyperry posted:Ben did a great job on a tribute to a great man. Thank you Ben and everyone who donated for the bricks. Those of us in the hobby keep Marty's legacy going with our memories of and experiences with him. I've had so many phone calls, emails and texts from Forum members, missing Marty as they fix or run their trains, relating stories of Marty and trains and good times. This tribute at the TCA museum will assure he is remembered as an ambassador to the hobby. Thank you all.
The May 2020 issue of TCA's National HQ News has Mr. Marty's name in the In Memory List. When I saw he was not listed on the March NHQ News, I had Ms. Amy Fry update the records and here is where he is now:
I have a suggestion for all of you - one of you could write about Mr. Marty's contributions to the hobby and the TCA for the November NHQ. The reason why I suggest this is because whenever there has been a TCA Member who has been a great contributor to TCA, whenever that member has passed away, a member who has known or known of that person has written about them, honoring their contributions to TCA. This has been done for:
- Arno Baars (TCA 92-35012)
- Donald R. Speidel, Jr. (TCA CM5-92)
- Tom Jaworowski (TCA 77-10835)
- Ron Morris (TCA 64-1063)
- Ryszard "Richie" Miller (TCA 87-26185)
- Warren Heid (TCA 60-433)
- John Gage Parker, Jr. (TCA CM6-143)
- Richard P. Kughn (TCA 77-10921 - who we all know as the former owner of Lionel!)
- Bill Van Pelt (TCA 86-23145)
Maybe one of you could do the same thing for Mr. Marty Fitzhenry (TCA 79-13758), given that his name is on a memorial block at the National Toy Train Museum entrance - and we might have a belated dedication to him at one of next year's York shows!
To submit, please email Ms. Amy Fry at membership@traincollectors.org.
