Birth date: Sep 29, 1931 Death date: Dec 4, 2012
Roy B. Martz, 81, of Cicero, passed away Tuesday at St. Joseph's Hospital. He was a life resident of Syracuse and resided in Cicero for many years. Roy served with the U.S. Army in Germany. He retired from Marine Midland Bank afte Read Obituary
I was very fortunate as a kid to have Roy in my life. I grew up next door to him and he was like a grandfather to me. I remember coming home from school and hanging out in his backyard with his vegetable garden or whatever art project he was working on at the time. He taught me how to ride a bike, he laughed when I picked flowers from his garden, and he inspired my interest and appreciation of the arts. We will miss you Roy. We used to stay out on his porch until the mosquitoes drove us home. I hope he is having a wonderful reunion with Chris. God brought home to him a great man and artist.
We have a lifetime of memories of Roy. So do my kids. You see we have lived next door to him for 28 years. And when we moved in, we found out that Roy had known my dad and his family in his childhood. My dad passed while I was pregnant with our first child and he became their grandpa figure. He touched their lives in so many many ways. We were proud when he accept the offer to be Godfather to our son Zachary. We will always remember enjoying evening conversation with Roy and Chris, his feeding the birds and sneaking liverwurst to our cats, carving and painting his ducks, and his prized cane that he carved. Merry Christmas Roy and Chris you get to celebrate it together again.
Love, Dan, Suzanne, Danielle, Katie and Zachary Lansing
Uncle Roy a kind quiet and very talented man who went thru a lot and always tried to stay positive. We used to talk on our weekly rides to the doctors and would bet on how long we would be there this time. I will miss him but I know he is with the love of his life Aunt Chris. I have a portrait he did may years ago of my son and his artistry was amazing. Be at peace and remember we love you.....I miss you very much....
Approximately 12 years ago, Uncle Roy penciled a beautiful large framed canvas portrait of our two boys from a wallet sized photo. That portrait still hangs in our home and is a beautiful reminder of Uncle Roy and his artistic talents and generous heart. Jennifer and Fred Terzini and Family
