Marty Medin (MRN, Retired) 1941-2014

Marty Medin, a fireman and 56-year West Marin resident known for his generosity and knack for fishing, died in Petaluma on July 9. He was 73.

Marty was born in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1940s, to Dorothy Eldred, a Louisiana native who fastened rivets on the assembly line at a Boeing aircraft factory during World War II and later became a longtime chef at Vladimir’s, and Edward Medin, a commercial fisherman, mechanic and contractor. 

Marty joined the Marin County Fire Department in the early 1960s. He studied to be a fireman at the College of Marin, where he was the running back on the football team. At the time, firemen worked shifts for 96 hours straight: reporting for duty on a Friday morning and returning home on a Tuesday morning built a strong camaraderie among the crew.

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A Celebration of Marty Medin’s life and time with us has been set for Wednesday, July 30, 2014 @ 13:00.  The family will provide the main course and beverages, but please bring something to share such as a side dish or desert.

It will be held at McIsaac's Deer Camp. If you use the cement bridge off of Sir Francis Drake Boulevard next to Platform Bridge Road as your reference point, take the dirt road that runs parallel to the creek after (or before if you are coming from Olema) Platform Bridge Road.  Travel down the road and the Deer Camp is about a quarter mile in.

We hope to see you all there and please pass this information on to anyone you think may want to come.

Please RSVP to Phoenicia Thomas (pthomas@marincounty.org) or Kellie (ksullivan@marincounty.org) so we can give the family a heads-up about what the family can expect.