# Goodbye Marty **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481 "2012-09-22T07:34:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/1 "2012-09-22T07:34:34Z")
Marty Neese, a team member of the Dallas to Dallas Ride for Wet Noses and the Carrollton to Carrollton Ride to Care, passed away September 19th of complications with his heart and lungs. He was 49, and preceded in death by his 28 year old daughter Brandie in 2010 and son Joshua of Muscular Dystrophy at age 9, A tribute written by our webmaster BillDL to Marty and how much he meant to our cycling team, friends and the animals may be found [here](http://www.c2cr2c.com/marty.html). Our condolences to his friends and family. He will be missed. A Memorial Service is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22nd at Hope Fellowship Church and interment will follow at a later date at Bethany Christian Church, both in Carrollton. Thanks Bill ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/2 "2012-09-22T10:43:57Z")
**Quasi** I’m so sorry for the loss of your friend. Always seems like the good ones go to soon. ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/3 "2012-09-22T15:29:29Z")
My condolences, Quasi. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/4 "2012-09-22T15:31:36Z")
Forty-nine is too young, and it’s tragic that his children predeceased him. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/5 "2012-09-22T19:22:40Z")
We did get to see him about an hour before he passed, and his last words to us (as always, before leaving) were, “I love y’all”. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/6 "2012-09-22T21:03:33Z")
Something we didn’t know until his memorial service was that Marty never met his father. His father lost his life in a house fire. A tragic life, to be sure, **Johnny L A** , but he had so much _courage_. Thanks for everyone’s condolences. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/7 "2012-09-22T22:13:43Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > We did get to see him about an hour before he passed, and his last words to us (as always, before leaving) were, “I love y’all”. That’s very sweet. I’m so sorry for your loss. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-marty/635481/8 "2012-09-22T23:54:14Z")
So very sorry for your loss Bill. (((hugs)))