~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, DL Capt. George Benedict Martin Jr.
January 13, 1954 - July 31, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot Captain
George Benedict Martin Jr., age 67.
Captain Martin joined Delta Air Lines 12-06-1985. He is survived by his wife Lisa, his children
and his siblings.
To view the obituary and share memories online please visit
https://www.tlcfuneralhome.com/obituary/George-Martin
For those who may wish to send a personal note, the family
address is listed in whitepages as
123 Colonnade Dr., Peachtree
City, GA 30269.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Peachtree City - George Benedict Martin, 67, a
retired Delta Air Lines pilot and a former Air Force fighter pilot, died on
Saturday, July 31, 2021, at his home in Peachtree City, GA. George grew up in
Newburyport, MA.
He was born to George and Mary (Dineen) Martin on Jan. 13,
1954, in Hampton, VA. The Martin family lived at 20 Johnson Street for many
years. After graduating from Newburyport High School in 1971, George went to
the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs to become a pilot. He graduated in 1975
and spent 10 years as an officer in the Air Force flying fighter jets,
including the F-106 Delta Dart. He also flew the F-106 for the Otis Air
National Guard on Cape Cod. George joined Delta Air Lines in 1985, where he
spent 34 years flying Boeing jets to many cities around the world, finally
retiring in 2019.
George and his wife Lisa were married on May 29, 1976 in
Colorado Springs. Two of their three children were born in Falmouth with their
youngest born in Newburyport. After his military career, the family lived in
Falmouth and in Hampton Falls, NH, moving to Georgia in 1998. George enjoyed
spending time with his family, running, reading, and playing chess. The classic
film, "The Wizard of Oz," was a personal favorite of his and he
referred to it often in his life. He danced the father-daughter dance at the
weddings of each of his daughters to "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
Always a New Englander at heart, he swam in the unheated neighborhood pool in
Georgia well into November as he never found the water to be as cold as the
Atlantic Ocean of his youth.
Survivors include his wife, Lisa Martin of Peachtree City,
GA; son, Michael Martin of Indianapolis, IN; two daughters, Theresa Andriano
and her husband Gregg of Pasadena, MD, and April McElrath and her husband Jason
of Cupertino, CA; two brothers, J. Michael Martin of Fort Lauderdale, FL, and
Jack Martin of Provincetown, MA; four sisters, Maureen Madden Smolski of
Newburyport, MA, Catherine Spinazola and her husband Joseph of Medway, MA, Mary
Rumore and her husband Mark of Goffstown, NH, and Tara Tripp and her husband
Kenneth of Amesbury, MA.
Instead of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in
memory of George Martin to the Fayette Humane Society, Donation for Cats,
through their website at fayettehumane.org/donate/ or by mailing a check to the
Fayette Humane Society, P.O. Box 244, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Lisa and George
supported the organization by fostering litters of kittens in their home.
The Twomey, LeBlanc, & Conte Funeral Home, Newburyport,
MA, is assisting with arrangements. A graveside memorial service will be on
Saturday, August 14, 2021, held at 11 a.m. at the Rowley Burial Grounds, Main
Street, Rowley, MA. Following the burial, and for those not able to attend the
service, friends are invited to Maureen's home at 6 Newhall Lane, Newburyport.
To offer online condolences please visit www.tlcfuneralhome.com
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