The Passing Of Marty Fitzhenry...update 1-2-2020

Sad news indeed. But Marty is now at peace. No more suffering. He is standing whole again next to God. Prayers and condolences to Dotty and Marty's family for your loss. Paul 2

My sympathies and condolences to Dotty and the family.  He will truly be missed.

Neal Jeter

As sad as this news is, I am greatful that Marty is no longer suffering and now resides with the Lord.

Dotty,

We love you and are here for you if you need anything.  

As sad as *we* are, we can take comfort in knowing that *he* is happier.

God Bless you, Dottie, in your time of grief.

Terrible news. RIP.

Marty had friends all over the world. Sincere sympathies to his family. May he now rest in peace.

Neville Rossiter (Roo)  Perth, West Australia.

Rest in Peace Marty.  Your train has reached its final stop.

My sincerest condolences to Dotty and the entire family.  

scale rail posted:

I have no words...Please watch and think of the wonderful times...Don

That was beautiful.   Thank you for putting that together Don

Unlike many people on the forum, I never had the pleasure of getting to know Marty. Thanks to all of these happy memories shared on this thread, I can certainly see what kind of a guy he was; friendly, giving and loyal. My condolences go out to Dotty, Marty's family, his many great friends and all others who are impacted by this devastating loss.

Looking forward to meeting him when my time comes.

Nick

Dotty, so sorry to hear this sad news. No more pain for him. I am so happy to have known and met him many times. Really enjoyed the time when you guys visited our layout a few years ago. So glad I had you guys sign my wall of fame on the layout. Our prayers are with you Dotty. Jeff n Debbie James 

My sincere sympathies to Dottie and his family and friends. He will be missed. Rest in peace Marty.

I pray he is signing the wall in heaven.

Picture I took at the NJ Highrailers.

A 21 gun Lionel and MTH salute to Marty, one of the best ambassadors for this hobby, may he rest in peace and God bless to his family.

I'm sorry for your loss - he was a great person who helped lots of people both in and out of the hobby.  May his name be remembered for ever as the kind and helpful person he was.

God bless Marty. Rest in Peace

John

RIP, Fitz.

My condolences to Marty's wife and family.

So sorry, Marty obviously touched a lot of people in his lifetime, God bless.

Steve

There really is nothing I can say that has not already been said by so many of Marty's friends on this sad day. He gave of himself--continually--for this hobby and for the benefit of those who share a love for the hobby. He was a good friend to all, and will be fondly remembered for his many contributions and genuine kindness. May God's blessings be with you, Dotty, for all you have done for Marty over such a long time. He could not possibly have been in better hands.

My condolences to Dotty and his family and friends.

Jim

I'm heartbroken to hear that Marty is no longer with us. His influence on this hobby will outlive us all and I am grateful that this forum will exist as an archive for his wisdom. Marty, while we only met in person once or twice, played a large role in getting me hooked on this hobby. In my younger years when I was building a layout I looked to pictures and videos of Marty's creation for inspiration. I dreamed of one day getting to see the layout in person, but I think now that day will never come. Marty's layout inspired me to build a catenary system, for one of many pieces of influence. The hobby has lost a true legend today, may God rest his soul. Highball to Heaven Marty. 

Dotty, thank you for the updates on your husband's health. God bless you and I give you my sincerest condolences in this hard time. 

The attached video shows an MTH GS4 Marty sold me at my first York show. Im running it today as a tribute to him. 

Truly said news! Marty you are on our prayers and may you rest in piece. Dotty we are sorry for your loss of a wonderful man that was by your side. May God bless you both.

Very sad news. Condolences to Dotty, family and his many friends.

My deepest condolences to Marty's family. RIP

Just heard this. Wow. My deepest condolences to his family. Marty God speed to heaven you will be dearly missed.

Dotty texted me with the news about 3:15PM...  Although this was expected the sense of loss personally and to our hobby is really great... As one who was invited to sign the wall in his layout room, and very grateful for the honor,  I will miss our conversations about (mostly) model train related matters, being a great friend and for repairing my trains...   I will remember our lunches at Chilis in Dedham when that was operating and he and Dotty introducing me to other restaurants in the Dedham area...  But the train room visits and conversations will always be in my mind...

While writing this I realized that we (the hobby community) have now lost both Marty and Barry within a year...  They will certainly be missed for their knowledge and expertise within our hobby...

 Very sad news. Marty spent a good part of his life building a world class train room and sharing it with his friends. Which he had many. With the stories you read about layouts being dismantled and trains sold off. It’s good to read that Dotty and Marty’s grandson Dean will keep Marty’s legacy intact. I’m sure every time trains are running. Marty will have a smile on his face watching from above.

With a sad heart I pray, Dear Lord take our beloved friend and bother. Let him still have trains to run and company with Barry. Thanks for the memories, great times, repairs and upgrades you did for me and most of all for loving this hobby enough to care about all us little people. You are missed already but I will not forget nor shall the train world here on earth.

Prayers offered, again, for Marty, Dottie and Family and my condolences for your loss.

For those of us here, Marty was one of the linchpins of this extended forum family by his tireless and patient assistance offered here thousands of times for all whom he could assist. 

So very sorry to hear. Marty and his family are in out thoughts and prayers.

We are a tight knit group and I feel like we have lost a part of us. Marty was part of our introduction to great 3 rail layouts back in the 1980's. As part of the early TM series, Marty was an inspiration to those of us who had barely put the pencil to paper in the planning of our layouts. Who could forget the wonderful pictures of Marty's South Street Station. It was indeed a pleasure to get to know Marty. We had planned a visit that we unfortunately had to postpone because of his medical setback.

Dottie, our thoughts and prayers are with you and all of Marty's family.

Marty, Godspeed my friend. You will truly be missed.

To say this is sad news is an understatement. Marty was a great man and a great friend. My heart felt condolences to Dotty and his family.  Rest in piece my friend. 

Very sad news indeed, may God bless Marty and comfort Dottie.

JohnB

RIP Marty

Dotty, you and Marty’s family will continue in my prayers for as long as needed.

Brad

Marty was a great human being, a kind friend, a giant in the industry, always answering question, helping me and others solve problems no matter how simple or complicated. A true gentleman and scholar. He will be missed.

Rest in peace.

Dotty, you are in our prayers and thoughts.

Kevin

Rest In Peace Marty!  It was great knowing you and hope to see Dottie at York.

Side Rod. (Carl)

very sorry to hear this prayers for family

Very sad. I never met Marty and he never met me, but when I posted a question on the forum he sent me an email with his phone number and told me I could call him if I wanted to. I did and he truly went the extra mile to help me out. I knew then he was a special guy. I don’t remember my question but I’ll never forget Marty.  Rest I peace.

R.I.P. Marty. I am positive God will enjoy your company.