In 2019, Ann LoPrinzi brought me in to work as a book editor with Marty Devlin. Meeting in Marty’s gazebo, we began getting to know each other. After a few months, Marty would carry to our meetings boxes of material that contained a vast collection of newspaper articles, letters, and...
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! My Book Is Published!
Yes, the wait is over, for me and for all of you who have been asking. Those of you in the area of Bucks County (PA) and Mercer County (NJ) will have opportunities to purchase signed copies of my book, Ol' Buddy Marty. Here are a few events already scheduled....
Reliving Parts of My Life
I'm a Lucky Man! I've reached the ripe young age of a full and exciting 90 years of living. I have always decided what I wanted to do with my life rather than not being in control of it. Now I enjoy the luxury of living it again through my...
A “Marty” Year in Pictures – At 88
Picture a normal day in the life of a typical 88-year-old man.. Whatever you're thinking, that's not how Marty Devlin operates. You'll likely find him chopping wood and stacking heavy logs, moving cement, cooking (widely known for his Christmas oyster stew), and golfing. He uses a chain saw and teaches...
A Velodrome, Longhorns, Diving Horses: Which Relates to Marty?
In writing his memoir, and through Mary Ellen’s research, Marty has reconnected with people from the many parts of his life. John Goodwin is one of them. While Marty directed the intramural program at Rider College, John played basketball under Dick Harter and John Carpenter, for whom he later worked...