On Aug u s t 17, 1939 in L a k e C h ar l es, L A, E a r l H uds on and M a r y G r ee n- M a r tin we r e bl ess e d w i t h a h ea lth y b a b y b oy
n a m e d Ea rl M a rt in .

Earl was an onl y c hild w h o acc e p t e d C hri s t at an e arl y age. H e w a s ba p ti zed in t h e C al cas i e u Ri ver und e r th e
l e ad e r s h i p of R e v . J J Da v i s . E a rl re c e iv ed hi s for mal e du ca ti o n in th e L a k e C h a rl es Publi c S c h o ol sys t e m . A ft e r
g rad u at i ng fr o m W 0. B o st o n Hi g h S c ho o l ( C la ss of 59), h e co ntinu e d his e du c ation a t M c N ee s e Stat e Co ll e g e and
th e n t r an sfe rr e d t o c o mpl e t e hi s s tudi e s at Gr a mblin g Sta te U ni ve r s it y . Ea rl r ece i ved hi s bach e lo r's deg r ee i n
Edu ca ti o n in 1965. H e had a succe ssful ca r eer w ith Co n oco In c. F or 27 yea rs. In 1967, E arl wa s th e f i r st Black
hir e d t o a sup e rvi so r y positi o n a t t h e Con oco R ef inery w h e n h e w a s h i r e d a s S u pe r v is o r of P e r s onn e l Serv i ce s . In
19 77 , h e w a s pro m o t e d t o Dir e ctor of P e r so nn e l a nd coo r d in a t e d t h e E qu a l Opp o rtunit y p r og r a m i n H o u s ton,
T X after r e ti r in g in 1994, E a rl re turn e d h o m e to Lak e C harl es, L A .

E a rl Ma rtin t oo k hi s f i r st br eat h of H ea v e n o n Saturda y, M a r c h 2 0 , 2021 . H e w a s p r o cee d e d in de a th b y hi s fat h er ,
E a rl H udso n ; m o th e r , Ma ry Gree n- Ma rtin ; f i r s t wif e , Ruby M a rtin , s on , Gr eg - Martin; dau g ht e r , Ashl ey M a rtin ; and
cousi n , H e nr y Gree n .

E ar l l eave s t o c h e ris h hi s m e m ory ; hi s b e l ove d wif e , Sandr i a Martin of Lak e Charl es, L A ; son, J effe ry M a rtin
of Mi sso uri Cit y, T X ; g rand- d au g ht e r Mi c h e ll e Ce rf of H o u s t o n , TX ; co usin - s ist er - fri e nd , Rose Bapti s t e -Pi t tman
( Rud y) of Lak e C h a rl e s , L A; co u si n , Sarah Faye Gr ee n (E lm o) o f Lak e C ha r l es, LA a nd c ousin , Donald Ra y
Th o ma s (Lisa ) of J ac kson , MS ; as we ll a s a h os t of oth e r r e lativ e s and d e ar friend s wh o will greatl y mis s his
pr es e n ce .