Richard L. Martin, 77 of Mt. Prospect was born on September 9, 1943, in Bay City, Michigan, to the late DeLorwn and late Ruby Martin, and passed away April 26, 2021. Richard was the beloved husband of Sharon (nee Bacha) Martin for 50 years; loving father of Scott (Heidi Peterson) Martin and Robb (Carrie) Martin; devoted PaPa of Carly, Chloe, Vonn and Sonja Martin; dear brother of the late Lorna (Jerry) Soto and late Terrie Holtzapple; brother-in-law of Ron Bacha and Jerry Soto; fond uncle, Godfather, cousin to many and friend to everyone. Companion to his faithful dog Margie and proud owner of his 1929 Model A Roadster he named "Sparky." Richard was a eucharistic minister at St. Raymond's, member of the Travelighters Camping Club, square dancer with the Arlington Squares and frequent participant in the Mt. Prospect and Rolling Meadows Summer Classic Car shows. He had an undying love for his home town of Bay City, MI, and shared his artistic talents through sign painting for over 50 years. Visitation will be Sunday, May 2, 2021, from 3-8 pm at Lauterburg & Oehler Funeral Home, 2000 E. Northwest Highway, Arlington Heights, IL. The Martin family has requested that only 25 people be allowed in Funeral Home at a time. Please be prepared to wait to enter funeral home. Prayers will be said Monday, May 3 at 10:15 am at the funeral home and proceed to St. Raymond de Penafort Catholic Church for a funeral Mass at 11am. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Catholic Charities, The Anti-Cruelty Society or PAWS Chicago. Funeral info 847-824-5155 oehlerfuneralhome.com
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