Martin Arthur Gay

Gay (deceased), and sister Patricia. He graduated from Southside High School. He was the son of Lewis Spencer Gay and

Victoria Moore Gay, and stepmother Gladys Gay (all now deceased). After earning a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University, he was employed by Pratt and Whitney Aircraft from 1959-1964 in East Hartford, Connecticut, where he was instrumental in the development of the fuel cell for the Apollo Project. During this time he earned his Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. He was employed by the Dow Chemical Company in 1964, beginning as a chemical engineer and progressing to management positions in Michigan, Connecticut, Arkansas, New Jersey, Ontario, Canada, and finished his career in Houston, Texas as Manager and Functional Leader in Marine Transportation. He retired in 1995 and lived in Sugar Land.

Marty and his wife, Nelda (Walter) Gay, married in Elmira, New York in 1960. He and Nelda celebrated their fiftith wedding anniversary on June 26, 2010 during a family cruise with their children and grandchildren.

As a Christian young man, Marty was active during his college years in the newly established Brookline, Massachusetts Church of Christ, and in a new congregation in his hometown of Elmira, New York. While living in Connecticut, he and Nelda worked with a group of families to begin a congregation in Manchester, Connecticut. As he was transferred to other locations, he eagerly served the church and the Lord as a song leader, teacher, deacon, elder, and advisor. During his nearly twenty years in the Sugar Land area, Marty taught Bible classes and served in the World Bible School Program and the Foreign Missions Committee in the Sugar Grove congregation.

Marty enjoyed his many years as a Christian husband, father, and grandfather. Surviving are his children, sons Richard and David, and daughter Alice Ogden. He leaves wonderful memories with his grandchildren, Lauren and Megan Ogden, Jonathan Gay, Alex Richardson, and Lindsay Runsick.

Marty loved music in worship and was also actgive in a barbershop quartet and performed for over fifteen years with the barbershop chorus, the Houston Tidelanders. He was also an active volunteer for seventeen years at the Brazos Bend State Park. Marty thrived during retirement, developing websites for several organizations, singing with the Tidelanders, traveling the world with the love of his life, and spending time with his family, sharing precious moments together. He has been an amazing example of a Godly life. He loved the Lord, and diligently sought to live out his faith every day, sharing his love and blessings with many.