The last time I saw my Uncle David was Feburary 26, 2022. It was a blustry Saturday morning when I arrived at his home on Main Street of Abbleyville, SC. I had arrived the night before, after attending my brother Dana's memorial serice in Mrytle Beach SC,

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David E Martin MD




Uncle David with Cousins Sharron and Davie

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Bay of pigs

Arriving as darkness fell at Big Majors spot, a cay in the Exumas with my golden retriever, who would not empty his bowels on board the sailboat. I said to my sailing crew-friend: "I need to get the dog ashore. I'll take him in the dinghy while younuse spot liight to show the way to the beach".
The moving shadows we saw, we considered to be wave action. The dog jumped out of dinghy just as we realized the shadowy figures were feral pig residents of the Cay.
The pig ran, with the dog in hot pursuit. Next thing I heard was loud sqeeling and yelping and then the sound of rapid contact of paws and beach sand .
The Dog jumped in dinghy with a pig snout cheek and jowel close to the golden retriever's tail. I swang a paddle at the snout, pushed off with the pig swimming after us.
The dog jumps back aboard the boat and immediatly, and for first time, empties bowel on deck.
And the porcine swims wee wee wee back to beach
Grandparents
Fred and Ellen Sharron were Mary Rosemon Sharron Martin, his Mom's folks. She called her dad Pa. He owned and was CEO of the Otter River Foundry, which made cast iron products, especially the large black kitchen stoves. Fred Sharron lost the busineness to the depression. They had an integral water tank to draw for Saturday nite baths so everybody would be clean on Sunday for church.



Parents
David's father was David Enos Martin and his Mother was Mary Rosemon Sharron. His father who was a Police man died when he was about 11 in the line of duty. His mom, known as Nana to all 12 of her grandchilden. She was born on 1911 and passed way on April 15th, 2004.
His mother, Mary Martin, poor struggling widow (Nana) convinced an Ivy league prep school to admit her son, David, who was good student and baseball pitcher on a scholarship. David became the top student in his class and maintained the highest grade point average in the entire school, for the four years he attended. David Martin graduated at the top in his class as a valedictorian. He applied to only two colleges: Harvard and Yale. He was accepted by both on full scholarship and chose Yale, were he graduated with ' highest orations' and then was accepted at Yale Medical School on a full scholarship. David was later accepted for a residency in surgery at Tufts Surgical Service in Boston. He spent six years there. One of the years was in lab developing techniques to do liver transplants in dogs. David went in to earn his post Doctorate Master Surgeons Degree and qualifified for board certification in Surgery.

Mary Sharron Martin

David “Mike” Enos Martin JR, Our grandfather
Notes from Uncle David about his mom
Nana was an incredible women. My Dad, David jr died Dec 17,1941. In spite of the reasons , there was no insurance, soc security ,or compensation for the widow. We had nothing no car, rented house, zero income. Some county welfare was available. She would not consider accepting charity she thought it was degrading,embarrassing, and contemptable. She refused all!
She worked am to pm on several menial jobs....Janitor at the winchendon weekly, waitressing (we got a discount for food).
Then the draft of young men forced the hiring of women to fill their shoes. Really the beginning of feminism, which got another boost when solders came home to reclaim their prewar in the workplace.
Notes from Uncle David about his dad
Short digression :I listened to pres FDR's speech about the day in infamy and declaration of war with my DAd on Dec, 8,1941. He was determined to volunteer to join up and kill some Japs. An angered violated American response!
My Last FB Chat with Uncle David
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Good morning Uncle David. I was doing some research on something and I was trying to figure out when your mother was born and when she passedEnter
Jan 25, 2022, 8:18 AM
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Jan 25, 2022, 10:06 AM
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My mom was born in 1930Enter
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Jan 25, 2022, 11:01 AM
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Jan 25, 2022, 12:04 PM
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That would be nice. I'm trying to put some narrative together on my life per my daughter's request and one of the things you wanted to know about was your grandparents.Enter
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Jan 26, 2022, 10:17 AM
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Hey Uncle check this out - https://marksiebert.com/uncle-david/ If you want to collaborate send me some pictures and more tales! Whatever you would like! My email address is MarkSiebert.KS@gmail.com or you can text them to 913-631-0100
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Jan 26, 2022, 11:59 AM
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Jan 26, 2022, 6:15 PM
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I updated the pagehttps://marksiebert.com/uncle-david/#Update-Nana
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Leslie said... I don’t remember any pony pic or any of him as a boy.Enter
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Not leslie on that. Your cousin lisa Robichaud St Pierre who lives im WinchendonEnter
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Jan 29, 2022, 1:52 PM
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Feb 3, 2022, 9:44 AM
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I added pics of the school to Jackie's Post. But what do mean by "Marianne Stayed with Nana and attended the school of hard knocks"Enter
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Westminster School, Simsbury , Conn. Class of '49.Enter
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Feb 5, 2022, 8:10 AM
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Feb 5, 2022, 9:28 PM
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If you are getting deeper into famiLy history, you may want to include your great aunt Ruth Sharron Horrigan, Nanas other sister And family , all deceased except Ruth,s grand Children about Whom I know nothing.Enter
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Feb 6, 2022, 6:59 AM
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Feb 13, 2022, 12:07 PM
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According to this family tree by Aunt Ruth my family, on Sharron's side, are descendants of Louis Riel. Fred B. Sharron's mother was Mary Reil and she Married John Sharron, but his real name was Charron. It was changed when he was in the Civil War. Enrolled 7/9/1862, Wounded 5/1/1863, discharged 7/9/1865. Married Marie Reil 9/26/1865. Their son was Fred B. SharronEnter
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Louis Riel is probably one of the most controversial figures in Canadian history, and depending on your point of view, he is often considered either a traitor or a patriot.. He was a political leader of the Métis people in Canada and is often referred to as the founder of Manitoba. After leading a rebellion against the Canadian government in 1885, Louis Riel was hanged for treason in what is probably the most famous trial in Canada.Enter
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Feb 21, 2022, 9:08 PM
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Feb 21, 2022, 9:48 PM
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There won't be an autopsy. They're saying it's just natural cause of death. From a broken heartEnter
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Feb 23, 2022, 7:06 AM
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Feb 23, 2022, 7:48 AM
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100 mi west of Asheville heading to the beachEnter
Feb 23, 2022, 9:51 AM
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Feb 23, 2022, 10:10 AM
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You sentIt's funny you should mention Asheville because I just drove past Asheville. I'm about 130 mi outside of Myrtle BeachEnter
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Feb 24, 2022, 7:57 AM
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Feb 24, 2022, 8:44 AM
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Meeting with people from Dana's church to arrange a serviceEnter
Feb 25, 2022, 4:24 PM
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The memorial service is complete was very nice. And I thought I'd head up to Abbeville. Maybe stop by tomorrow and say helloEnter
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I'll give you a call in the morning. What time do you get up? Maybe we can have some coffeeEnter
Feb 26, 2022, 8:02 AM
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Feb 26, 2022, 8:49 AM
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Feb 26, 2022, 9:19 AM
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Feb 26, 2022, 10:03 AM
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Feb 27, 2022, 7:32 AM
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Uncle David, thanks for yesterday. It was a great spending time with you and your wife. Sharon is very nice person. I really enjoyed getting to know her a little bit better. On my way to Charleston. Love you, MarkEnter
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Good morning Uncle David, how are you today. I saw that you called yesterday but I was in the middle of a meeting in DallasEnter