Shelby issues proclamation for 100th birthday of Roland Martin
Photo by Tom Rivers: Roland J. Martin is recognized during Tuesday’s Shelby Town Board meeting for his upcoming 100th birthday on Aug. 9. His daughter Margaret is at right.
SHELBY – The Shelby Town Board has issued a proclamation recognized Roland J. Martin for his 100th birthday on August. 9 and for his 50 years of service to his community.
Martin joined the U.S. Army in 1945 during his senior year in high school. At the end of World War II, he stayed in the Army as part of the Occupation of Japan, Shelby officials stated in a proclamation.
He married Alice Knights in 1956 and they moved to Martin Road, raising their children, William and Margaret.
“Roland has been a life-long resident of the Town of Shelby and is the fourth generation to farm his family’s land,” the proclamation states.
He served as a trustee on the session of the Medina First Presbyterian Church.
“He has lived his life as a man of integrity, kindness and continues to inspire his family and all who are lucky enough to know him,” Town Supervisor Jim Hemingway stated while reading the proclamation.
