Gerald Clarence Martin

I went to school with Jerry's daughter Jean. We were in classes and extracurriculars together from first grade through twelfth. Though no particular memory stands out, he was a regular presence in my life throughout that time. He was gentle, kind, and intelligent and showed interest and concern for everyone around him. As I learned more about him over the years, I was more and more impressed with his history in social work and the Peace Corps, illustrating his deep concern for helping...

I've known Jerry since 1979, when he was one of my managers at the Maryland Department of Human Resources, my first job out of graduate school. I got to know him and Janet in a different context when I moved to Woodlawn and then Catonsville in 2009, where my Mother also lived at Charlestown. Jerry was a family man, an activist, a man of faith and someone who never stopped exploring new interests. Before he moved to Bethesda, we played tennis with a group from Charlestown at CCBC. It was...

Jerry Martin was a tennis and pickleball advocate at the Charlestown Community. He helped start Senior Pickleball at the nearby Arbutus Senior Center, in 2017.