Dennis Martin Obituary

Dennis C. MartinJuly 27, 1951 - July 17, 2009Dennis C. Martin, 57, of South Bend, IN, passed away at 1:00PM Friday, July 17, 2009, at Sanctuary at St. Joseph, South Bend. He was a lead photographer for Blunck Studio, Moore, Oklahoma, for many years, then he photographed for McDonald Studio, South Bend, for one year. Dennis was born July 27, 1951 in National City, CA to W.T. Martin and Betty (Hooper) Tow. He was raised in Davis, Oklahoma, and has lived in the South Bend area since March 2007, coming from Oklahoma City. On September 18, 1992, in Merrillville, IN, he married Paulette (Cleghorn) Martin, who survives. Along with his wife, Paulette Martin of Highland, IN, he is survived by his father, W. T. Martin of Oklahoma City, OK; his mother and stepfather, Betty and Garth Tow of Del City, OK; his daughter, Denni (Dan) Lozza of Huntington Station, NY; his son, Dallas (Lindsey) Martin of Oklahoma City, OK; three grandchildren: Liliana Lozza, Destiny Martin and Cayden Martin; his sister, Debbie (Joe) Stewart of Oklahoma City, OK; nephew, Joe Stewart; and nieces: Betsy and Natalie Stewart. Dennis attended college in Ada, OK, where he studied music. He taught band in Wayne, OK prior to his photography career. He had a passion for photography, the outdoors and music. He was a member of Professional Photographers of Oklahoma and received many awards for his photography exhibits over the years. Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2009, at the First Methodist Church, 308 S. 3rd Street, Davis, OK. Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, South Bend, and Southlawn Cremation Services are assisting the family with arrangements. Contributions in memory of Dennis Martin may be made to Palmer Funeral Home, 3718 S. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46614, to defray expenses. Online condolences may be made to the family at:www.palmerfuneralhomes.com www.palmerfuneralhomes.com

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Published by Oklahoman on Jul. 21, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Dennis Martin

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Julie Manuel

August 3, 2009

I have never known anyone else like Dennis Martin! He made the day so much more fun than we probably should have been allowed to have back in the days when I worked with him at Blunck's.
He photographed our wedding in 1983; those photographs are even more dear to me now.
He will be truly missed by so many!

Tracy Malone

July 26, 2009

It was an honor to work with Dennis back in the good old days of Blunck studios... We will all miss him!

July 22, 2009

I cried when I heard Mr. Martin passed away.

I, my husband, my sister and my husband's sister all attended Wayne School and had Mr. Martin as our band director. I just wanted to let his loved ones know how great it was to have him be a part of our lives.

While Mr. Martin was at Wayne, our band grew to be one of the largest Wayne ever had. Besides our regular band class, we had a guitar class, a music appreciation class, got the old band uniforms out of the moth balls and used them until we were able to get new ones. We marched in parades, went to contest, played at home and away football games and had a pep band that played a basketball games. If for some reason Mr. Martin couldn't get the music he wanted us to play, he would write all the different instrumental parts. He somehow was even able to get the school to let us take a bus to see groups like Chicago, ELO, Eagles and the Doobie Brothers. It was great!!

Mr. Martin's love for music was apparent and he made us improve and be proud of what we accomplished. The best part of all, it was so much fun.

Like my husband said, "When I think of Mr. Martin I can only smile and have good, happy memories." He will be missed.

Sincerely,

Sandra and Rudy Kennedy

Gary Satterlee

July 21, 2009

MY sincerest condolences to Dennis' family and friends.

I was dismayed to learn of Dennis' passing ( right on the heels of William Krebbs and Dennis Hawkins, all of whom were associated together with Blunck's Studios! )

Dennis was a fun-loving guy and we really managed to have some laugh-filled memories amidst all the hard work we did. As much as we griped and complained about our assignments, they somehow turned into the most amusing misadventures! Dennis contributed a lot to making the work load seem lighter.

I'm going to miss him ( but I'm never going to forget him ).

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