Roy O. Martin, Jr.
| Roy Otis Martin Jr. | |
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| Born |
June 3, 1921 Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Died |
March 22, 2007 (aged 85) |
| Resting place | Greenwood Memorial Park in Pineville, Louisiana |
| Residence | Alexandria, Louisiana |
| Alma mater | Louisiana State University |
| Occupation | Lumber industrialist; philanthropist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
(1) Barbara "Bobbie" Morros Martin (married 1942-1993, her death) (2) Vinita Johnson Martin (married 1994-2007, her death) |
| Children |
From first marriage: |
| Parent(s) |
Roy O. Martin, Sr. |
March 22, 2007 (aged 85)
Alexandria, Rapides Parish
(1) Barbara "Bobbie" Morros Martin (married 1942-1993, her death)
From first marriage:
Marilyn M. Robbins
Joyce M. Thibodeaux
Carole M. Baxter
Roy O. Martin, Sr.
Roy Otis Martin Jr. (June 3, 1921 – March 22, 2007), was a timber industrialist and philanthropist from Alexandria, Louisiana.
Martin was born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Roy O. Martin, Sr. (1890-1973) and Mildred Brown Martin (1892-1995). In 1923, the family relocated to Alexandria, the parish seat of Rapides Parish and the largest city in Central Louisiana. There they launched Roy O. Martin Lumber Company. Roy Jr. graduated in 1939 from Bolton High School in the Alexandria Garden District. Thereafter, he studied engineering at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge where he was a member of Sigma Pi fraternity. During World War II, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, in which he served in the Atlantic as a Machinist's mate First Class. In 1942, he married the former Barbara "Bobbie" Morros, the mother of his three daughters and namesake son. The marriage ended in 1993, when Mrs. Martin died of cancer.
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