Mart Leroy “Marty” Dye

March 30th, 1958 - October 30th, 2021

Mart's Memory Wall

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So many childhood memories. I would never be able to put them all on this page.
Martie had a nick name for me from the time I was a baby, “Teep”. My Mom said he started calling me Teep because he couldn’t say my name.
And although he had other various nick names as we got a little older, like “bozo”, he would still call me Teep (when he was being nice).
One of my fondest memories is when he got a motorcycle for Christmas and I got a mini bike, and let me tell you how that happened. I’m not even sure to this day that my parents know this. Martie wanted a motorcycle soooo bad, so he figured if he had me ask for one too, then we might got one motorcycle. So he bugged me for months before Christmas to show this huge interest in motorcycles and convinced me to tell my Mom and Dad how much I wanted one, and that he was going to ask one too. So of corse being the gullible little sister, I did.
I know my parents had to have went in major debt, but Martie got his motorcycle and to my surprise, I got a mini bike.
My dad worked furiously to try to keep it a secret and did. He hid them at my Aunts house until Christmas Eve, and he and my Uncle Elwood rode them to our house sometime in the middle of the night, and put them in our basement. I can still see the surprise on Martie’s face Christmas morning and the happiness.
That Christmas it ust happened to be record breaking warm with no snow.
We had a blast and even though I really didn’t care about getting a motorcycle, I ended up loving it, and I think we created a deeper bond that year because of it.

I once heard someone say this, and it has always stuck with me- As long as we have memories then a person is still with us, and then when we are gone, and there is no one left with the memories, then that means we are all together again❤️
Until we meet again big brother!!
I love you! And will miss you.

Rhonda

November 2nd, 2021 at 10:37pm

Dad,
It isn't hard to think of a memory with you, but it is hard to pick my favorite so I will share a few. A nickname you gave me when I was born of pumpkin sack has to be one of my favorites. I love that slowly evolved into wumpkin sack to wumpkin and about 100 other silly nicknames you had for me. It always brought me a little chuckle, and you know I would hit you back with my nicknames for you: pops, peepop, daddio, webz and it somehow devolved into puebla. It always got you to laugh and that's what mattered. Another memory I will always have of you is you taking us fishing. If there was one thing you loved, it was being out on the tranquil water or frozen ice catching some "slabbers" or....sometimes "snivelers" as you called them. I could never bring myself, even with age, to bait my own hook or take my own fish off of the line. To this day, you took every single fish I caught off of the line for me- and you never made me feel bad for asking you to do it. I would just pass my hook or line over to you and you'd bait it or remove it for me no questions asked. We shared that unspoken deal my whole life time with you and it is something I will cherish and remember forever. One of my last and most recent favorite memories with you, is telling you and mom that I was having twins. I will always remember the way you nonchalantly looked up, and tried to keep your shock and happiness in but you couldn't hide your slight smile too well behind the hand on your chin. I will miss our calls and you answering in your 90s style "wassuuuuh" voice to me and finishing every conversation with "I love you baby girl". You taught me to keep persevering when I was hitting my lows. You taught me to speak up for myself, and not to be afraid of jumping into something new. You were an amazing story teller. You were so memorable, and made an impact on so many lives in such a short time. I know you are in a better place now, and are out of any pains you had here on Earth. You always took life by the horns, and lived with tenacity and passion.

I love you dad,

Sara- "pumpkin sack"