In Memory
Ronald L. Martin of Tabernacle, N.J. passed away Saturday, July 11, 2015. He was 67.
Relatives and friends are invited to greet his family from 7 to 9 p.m., Sunday, July 19, at the Bradley & Stow Funeral Home, 127 Medford-Mount Holly Road, Medford, N.J. Also, a visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., Monday, July 20, at the First Baptist Church, 216 Sunset Road, Willingboro, N.J., where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery, North Hanover, N.J.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations in memory of Ron to the Fox Chase Cancer Center (Research), Fox Chase Cancer Center, Office of Institutional Advancement, 333 Cottman Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19111, fccc.edu/giving/donatenow or to Samaritan Health & Hospice Unit of Mount Holly, 5 Eves Dr., Suite 300, Marlton, NJ, 08053, samaritannj.org/memorial-gifts. Please fill out the Tribute and Notification Info so the family can thank you.Bradley & Stow Funeral Home, Medford
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Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Ronald Martin, newspaper editor
Steve Todd, the newspaper's general manager since 2010, who had first met Mr. Martin at the Willingboro paper in the 1970s, said, "He was a true local community journalist."
"He was a great leader in the newsroom," Todd added.
Beyond the newsroom, Todd said, "he was one of the directors for the Ellis Family Foundation . . . created by Shirley Ellis, one of the owners of the newspaper."
Todd recalled that Mr. Martin "spent a lot of time going through grant applications from local organizations," such as a local food bank or an arm of Habitat for Humanity, seeking help from the foundation.
Mr. Martin continued his work with the foundation after he left the paper in 2008, Todd said.
Also, Todd said, Mr. Martin "went out of his way to be involved with our Teen Excellence program, which recognized high school seniors involved in community projects as well as school projects."
Mr. Martin was always involved in developing the program, Todd said, and was often a speaker at the annual awards event.
A son, Bradley, said Mr. Martin was "a guy who would tell you the truth, a straight shooter."
In the newsroom and beyond, his son said, "he had so much energy," involved with many community efforts.
BCT sports editor Wayne Richardson said he had known Mr. Martin for decades as "a very kind, dedicated man to family and friends."
Mr. Martin grew up in Bensalem, graduated from Bensalem High School in 1967, served a four-year tour in the Navy, and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism at Temple University in 1978.
He began his career while still in college, Richardson said, covering high school football part-time for the Bucks County Courier Times, a sister paper of the BCT.
After working as an editor on the BCT sports copy desk, Mr. Martin was named Sunday editor in 1984, then an associate editor in 1996, and, in the same year, executive editor.
Mr. Martin taught journalism at Burlington County College, Richardson said, from the late 1980s to the 2000s.
And he was a basketball referee for high school games "for the last 20 to 25 years," he said, as well as for women's college games in the early 2000s.
Mr. Martin was also, from the mid-1980s into the 1990s, a volunteer group leader with Boy Scouts of America.
Besides his son, Mr. Martin is survived by his wife of 42 years, Dolores; son Matthew; and six grandchildren.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete.
Donations may be sent towww.samaritannj.org.
Condolences may be offered to the family atwww.bradleystow.com.
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