Wednesday, December 9, 2020
I was very saddened to hear of the passing of Marty, my condolences go out to his family. Marty hired me as a supervisor at WVU in 1985, my very first job as a supervisor. I was somewhat inexperienced in the position at the time and had a lot to learn under Marty's direction and mentor-ship. He taught me a great deal about attention to detail, keeping an open door policy, diversity, cultural differences and treating employees with respect and courtesy. Although we didn't always agree on everything, he taught me many valuable lessons that I carried with me throughout the 38 years I worked at WVU. I will be eternally grateful to Marty for giving me that first opportunity as a supervisor and for taking the time to work through some of the problems that arose that we had to deal with. Because of him, I had the opportunity and a chance to serve WVU in a respectable fashion for many years.
Sincerely
Steve Bodkins
Independence, WV
