Gary L. Martin, age 65 of rural Attica, passed away at 10:00 AM Friday, July 12, 2024 in The Springs at Lafayette following a lengthy battle with ALS.  Gary was born in Lafayette, June 8, 1959.  He was the son of the late Norman L. and Judith Richey Martin.  His sister Brenda Martin Combs preceded him in death.  Gary is survived by his nephew Matthew Martin Combs, his niece Amanda Combs Burris, her husband Jimmy Burris and their son Gunnar Thomas Burris.  Gary was Gunnar's best buddy in the whole wide world, his brother-in-law Tom Combs and his beloved dog Hoppy, one of several farm dogs that he had also survive.

Gary was proud to have attended Richland Grade School and was a 1977 graduate of Fountain Central High School.  He was a 1981 graduate of Purdue University School of Agriculture and the third generation of his family to attend Purdue.  While at Purdue he was a member of Beta Sigma Psi fraternity.  He was a life-long farmer and he was proud to carry on over three decades of heritage on the family farm.  Gary was the fifth generation Martin to farm in Fountain County.  When he designed and had his new home built, he used as much material from the original post civil war homestead and incorporated it into his new home.  Many will remember him as a bartender at Mountain Jacks in Lafayette where he was happily employed for nearly 30 years.

Gary enjoyed fishing and made 48 yearly trips to Canada every August and over 10 years in Florida in the winter months.  Gary was funny, loved to laugh and usually had a mischievous twinkle in his eye.  He loved spending time with family and friends and was the life of the party.

Visitation will be Sunday, July 21, 2024 from 2pm – 4pm with the memorial service beginning at 4:00 PM pm at Family and Friends Funeral Home, Wingate, Indiana.  Memorials in Gary's memory can be made to ALS Research Foundation.  Gary will be privately interred in Green Bay Cemetery beside the family farm.  Visit us at www.familyandfriendsfh.com to sign the guest book or share a memory.