Survivors include wife, Vivia Martin, daughters, Rita Redding, Vicky Gillespie, Wendy Martin, Stephanie Ambrose and Samantha Hermance; sisters Barbara Dearman and Sandra Gibson; brother, David Martin, 17 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren.
Also Survived by his beloved Shih Tzu, Ramsey.
A Memorial service will be at 1:30pm, Thursday, March 18th, 2010 at Palms-Robarts Funeral Home, 170 Honore Avenue, Sarasota, FL, 34232.
In lieu of Flowers Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 2801 Fruitville Road, Sarasota, FL, 34237.