Martin J. Geary, 95, of Largo, FL died unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 30, 2012.
Born in So. Boston, MA, Marty retired from the US Postal Service as a Letter Carrier. He was an Army veteran of WWII, serving on the beaches at Normandy, Italy and Northern France. He was proud of being a veteran, being Irish, the Boston Red Sox and John Wayne.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Martin, Sr. and Mary of Connemara, Ireland; companion, Vivian Morgan; two sisters, Mary Geary and Mary Rose Wall; two brothers, Joseph F. and John L.; and nephew, Jack. Survivors include his older sister, Anne Claire Smith; and 7 nieces and nephews, Marilyn, James, Joan, and Robert Martin Smith, Donna Molis, Jimmy Wall, and Marty Geary; two grandchildren, Vincent Curran of Denver, CO and Theresa Colarusso of No. Reading, MA.
A graveside service with military honors will be presented at 11:15 AM on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Massachusetts National Cemetery, (off Connery Avenue) Bourne.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to www.veteranaid.org.
Please sign the guestbook below.
Marty, I will miss you – my ’sexy grandfather on my mother’s side’. You always made us laugh and were so much fun to be around. Thank you for being there for so many things for so many years. I am so glad you made that last trip back to Boston so you could meet Taygen. He loved his great-grandfather! Hope you and Mem are having a manhattan together and laughing out loud. Love you.
Rest in Peace, Marty, my Irish friend, now in heaven..will never forget you.
Will miss you Marty! You where a gentle soul with a heart of gold. Best choice my Aunt Vivian ever made!
Rest in peace Marty. Thank you for your service to our country and thank you for our conversations over the past few years. Anyone who ever met you surely did not forget you.
Marty! Such a gentleman and so much fun! I’m glad to have known you. May you have an endless supply of tea and fig squares. Thank you for your service and I’m glad to be able to pay my respects to you.
It was an honor and a joy to have known Marty. My memories will be happy ones. My sympathies to all the family
’God luv ya’ Uncle Marty. I sure hope they have kelly green blazers in heaven in your size! You have a heart of gold and a smile that is truly contagious. I will forever smile when I think of you. You will be missed.
Luv ya,
Nikki