George Martin passes
Jul 31, 2020
5 minutes
By Nick Pernokas
Some men are known by their occupation…and some by what they love to do. George Martin straddled that line. George was born in 1945 in California. He spent his formative years on his grandfather Roy Martin’s ranch in Northern California. Roy was a talented cowboy and George emulated him. Roy had been a bronc rider and eventually George began riding saddle broncs competitively. George’s family moved to the Falls River area of Oregon when he was in high school.
It was from Portland, Oregon, that George was inducted into the Marines. He served his country in a tour of duty in Vietnam, but he didn’t like the military regimen enough to make it a career. When George mustered out, he was
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