Raymond Emery MARTIN

MARTIN, Raymond Emery

Raymond Emery Martin, 87, beloved husband of Lillian (DeGiorgi) Martin, of South Windsor, died peacefully surrounded by his family at Manchester Memorial Hospital on Sunday, (October 23, 2011). He was born in Providence, RI, son of the late Bernard Martin and Anna (Cote) Martin Duffy and had lived in South Windsor for the past 56 year. He served 33 years of military service with the U.S. Army, was a member of the 747th Infantry Regiment during World War II, and he served in the European Theater and participated in the Normandy Invasion. He then reenlisted and served in Germany in the Military Police, 508MP Battalion for five years. While in Germany, he attended the University of Munich where he completed a German language course and in 1950 he was reassigned to the Sandia Base in Albuquerque, NM in the military police, working on special weapons project. At the outbreak of the Korean War, he transferred to the infantry where he earned a battlefield commission at Armistice Ridge. He was awarded the bronze star for valor and the army commendation ribbon for meritorious service. He then joined the National Guard, 169th Infantry and later the Army Reserves. Raymond attended the career officer's course at Fort Benning, GA. and also the Command and General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS, and graduated in June 1973. He retired from the Army Reserves with a rank of Major. After leaving the service, he was employed by the South Windsor Construction Company as an Inventory Control Manager and upon leaving the Construction Company, he worked as a security supervisor at the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company and retired from there in 1991. He was a longtime parishioner of St. Margaret Mary Church in South Windsor. In addition to his devoted wife of 56 years, Lillian he is survived by his children and their spouses; Christopher Martin and his wife, Nancy of Madison, NH, Catherine Davis of Katy, TX, Janice and her husband, Nelson Cloutier of New Britain; six adoring grandchildren, Christina, Jennifer, Jessica, Sarah, Joey and Shelly; seven great grandchildren, Alexandra, Kaden, Madeline, Devin, Dakota, Ivy and Orion; his sister and brothers, Jean Carpenter of Hope Valley, RI, Bernard Martin and his wife, Beverly of Pahrump, NV, Dr. Daniel Duffy of Geneva, OH, Thomas Duffy of Ashtabula, OH, and Robert Duffy of Cranston, RI, and 10 nieces and nephews and many good friends and neighbors. Raymond was predeceased by a daughter, Valerie Martin and brothers, John and James Duffy.
Family and friends may gather Saturday at 9:15 a.m. at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, 419 Buckland Road, South Windsor, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Margaret Mary Church. Burial with military honors will be held at Wapping Cemetery, South Windsor. His family will receive friends Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Margaret Mary Church, 80 Hayes Road, South Windsor, CT 06074, or the charity of your choice. For online expressions of sympathy, please visit us at www.carmonfuneralhome.com