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Obituary for Roy J. Martin

ROY JOHN MARTIN, 68, of Capitol Square Apartments, 379 North Street,
formerly of Lee, died Wednesday evening at his home.Born in Pittsfield, September 3, 1938, a son of Roy E. and Mary Elizabeth
Honiker Martin, he attended Pittsfield High School and later received his General
Equivalency Diploma.A printer by trade, Mr. Martin had been employed by Appalachian Press in Lee for fourteen years and by Studley Press in Dalton for seven years.
For more than twelve years, he and his wife, provided a home, as foster parents,
for more than 50 teenage boys through the Department of Youth Services. He later
worked for the Key Program as an overnight worker, retiring in 1986 due to physical
difficulties. Mr. Martin used his personal experiences within the correctional system to speak to offenders, and was the first inmate to leave the grounds of a Massachusetts
correctional facility to publicly speak to offenders, as well as law enforcement students
and professionals . He was an initial participant of the Scared Straight Program from
Nebraska, and was one of the first members of the Berkshire County Volunteers in
Probation program. He was also a founding member and first President of the Lee
Youth Association.
His, wife, the former Helen Marie Smith, whom he married November 30, 1961,
died April 12, 1985.
Mr. Martin is survived by two sons, Michael S. Martin and Mark D. Martin both
of Pittsfield; a daughter, Nancy Lynn Foster of Pittsfield; a brother, Frederick Martin of
Darien, Georgia; his life partner, Rosemarie Flynn; seven grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.

FUNERAL NOTICE: The Family of ROY JOHN MARTIN, who died Wednesday, November 29,
will receive friends today [Friday] from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., in the dining room of
Capitol Square Apartments (formerly known as Bradford Arms). Funeral services
will be at the convenience of the family. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of
Mr. Martin may be made to HospiceCare in The Berkshires in care of DERY FUNERAL
HOME, 54 Bradford Street, Pittsfield.
Mr. Martin also leaves two daughters-in-law, Lisa and Nicole, seven grandchildren, Elyshia, Brooke, Sabrina, and Michael, Kaitlyn, and Morgan Martin,and Shauna Sayers, and three great grandchildren, Brenda and Joseph Sayers, and Zachary Mathes.
He was pre-deceased by two brothers, Lawrence J. Martin and Daniel J. Martin.

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