My sincere prayers for you, Marty, and your family Dotty. I pray God provides you all to your needs. I have only ever met a few people from this forum and never Marty. I always know Marty was a very helpful and direct person. I respect that he gave his opinions, based on his experiences, and was always willing to give help to others known or not. I pray for God's grace for you all.
May almighty God be with Marty and his family during this tough time. You will be in my prayers. God Bless.
Memories, memories. Here are a few photos of Marty and Dotty from my files. And here also is my favorite passage from the Bible--Jeremiah 17:14 (Universalized version).
"Heal us O Lord and we shall be healed. Save us, and we shall be saved."
Lew Schneider
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Like many here, I only know Marty thru the forum.
Years ago, I posted that I was one of those who did not look carefully where I was plugging my DCS WIU into the TIU, and fried that one circuit. I mentioned I was looking for new hardware.
Marty saw the post and immediately chimed in, asked me if I was good at soldiering, PCB work. I answered in the affirmative and he came back with part numbers and a picture of the location of the part that needed replacing. A $200 mistake became a $2.50 mistake.
However, the details were not what was important: It was the willingness to jump in and offer help to someone he didn't know and hadn't chatted with before. Marty even checked in a while later to ask if the repair went okay.
I just wanted to share my brief encounter with Marty. He was and is a fine example that we all should strive to emulate.
My thoughts and prayers to Marty and Dotty.
paraphrasing the line form It's a Wonderful Life....No Man is Poor who has Friends. Mr Fitzhenry is the richest man on Earth. We need more like him. And those of us that have never had the privilege to have meet him are truly the poorer for it.
The Lord Our God will heal Marty. And he will be free of pain in his new body.
Marty wouldn't know my face, but we corresponded a few times via email. One time, a buddy of mine needed a Lionel C&O Hudson manual so I posted a want ad on the forum. Marty emailed me and said he would just send it to me. I offered to pay him for it, but he declined. He reminded me of someone who would go out of his way just to help someone. We need more Marty's -both on and off of the forum.
Prayers for Marty and his wife.
Marty & Dotty You are in my prayers everyday. I am still praying the Almighty God grants you both a miracle.
I had on one or two occasions a chance to talk to Marty about a problem I had. What a fine gentleman he is. He is a walking encyclopedia of O gauge trains.
My wife, Linda, and wish him and Dotty the best. My heart goes out to them.
Orrin
I was only in his company once, the day he received his house from Alex. It was clear at the time this was a man highly regarded, beloved if you will. It is sad to hear of this. The hobby will be losing a great man, I hope we can find some way to cement his legacy for future 3 rail fans.
Marty's legacy has already been cemented in this circle for many years.
As St. Augustine wrote in book 10 of his "Confessions", " As long as one has their memory, any event any relationship is never really over. We can relive and savor precious memories for the rest of our lives". (loose recollection)
Very simply put. This is one GIANT of a man. His knowledge, willingness to share, and welcoming personality touched many of us. I was fortunate to visit Marty's layout on trip to Boston. On my few trips to York, he was always there with a smile and a "hello" to the west coast contingent. My prayers go out to Dottie and the family.
Jeff
Hi Marty.....I don't know you but I will be praying for your return to health also. Luke 1:37
Prayers continuing for both of you from my end.
Prayers, Dottie. For both you and Marty.
this is horrible news.
Meeting Marty, and having opportunity to interact with him at York is one of my finest memories. Truely a giving person. Marty spent a good deal of time teaching me repair, sharing his knowledge while I was working with Vince. Truely a fine and giving man. I’ve met a lot of good folks through this forum, folks who were willing to teach and help. But none finer than my brother in blue.
Marty, and Dottie, may God be with you and your family in the time you have.
Know this, my friend, you will carry on in us all. Through us, those you have touched so warmly, you will live forever.
We love you!
I never meet the man but from what i read.He is a very cool person.I can not find the right words.All I can do is offer my prays to both of you.
Marty and I have been though a lot together and he is truly my brother from another mother. He gave tremendous service to our country when we were both in the service during RVN and later as a highly respected and decorated police officer. And thank God for Dotty who gave so much of herself for years to care for Marty. No words will ever suffice to convey the tremendous loss....but we will meet again down range! Love and prayers my friend. Jim
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Jim, well put. So glad the two of you are friends. Don
The outpouring of love and prayers for Marty and Dottie during this very difficult time are a testament to how much both of you have met to this hobby and beyond.
Marty is truly a fighter and has fought this battle like the warrior he is. It's almost overwhelming to think of the challenges Marty has had to face with his battle with cancer. Marty could not have had a better partner, advocate and caretaker than Dottie.
My thoughts and prayers are with you both and hope that Marty can live out the rest of his days pain free. Marty is already an institution here at OGR but to those who were fortunate enough to call Marty their friend he will always be remembered as a true Mensch, a Jewish term for a wonderful, caring person who always is willing to help others out of the goodness in his heart.
Steve Tapper
My thoughts and prayers to you both and your families.
No better man then Marty, no better friend, no better police officer. God be with you my friend.
