Birth date: Nov 15, 1942 Death date: Dec 16, 2025
Richard Lee “Coach” Marti, 83, of Farmington, Arkansas, was born on November 15, 1942, in Springfield, Missouri, to Jesse Wayne Marti and Vivian Pearl Elsey Marti. He went to be with his Savior on Tuesday, December 16th surrounded Read Obituary
Coach taught driver’s Ed, and back in my basketball days, we’d drive to summer tournaments or leagues or whatever. One trip, I’m driving down 96 towards Miller or something and there’s this bungee in our lane. There’s a car coming the other way, so I’m not swerving into traffic or the gravel, so I tagged that bungee pretty square. He looks over at me and says, “You know, maybe oughta miss that next time.” 🤣
I could tell a million Coach Marti stories, but that’s one that always stuck with me.
