Reverend Doctor Raymond Edward Martin was born in Attica, Kansas and spent much of his youth in Western Kansas and Colorado. After graduation from Haviland High School in 1948, he worked as a farmer and rancher and served in the United States Army as a sergeant in the supply corps. His life changed in 1959 when he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and guide. He enrolled in Friends Bible College in Haviland, Kansas, where he met Patty Marie Towery, whom he married on February 6, 1960. He pastored Christian and Mennonite churches in Kansas until 1962 when he was called to serve as the pastor of First Friends Church in San Antonio, Texas. In San Antonio, while serving as a Friends minister, he became an advocate of children with needs that were not being met by the educational, medical, or judicial systems. He founded San Antonio Friends School, Academy, and College. As part of his work in education, he was a significant force in reforming the state's special education codes and helped to define the emotionally-disturbed classification for Texas Public Schools. Throughout his time in San Antonio and Poteet he helped establish numerous Friends missions in San Antonio and Mexico. This work continues to prosper today. His degrees in education, psychology, and religion reflect his life-long esteem for higher education. In addition to three daughters and one son, the Martins fostered numerous children whom they raised as their own.
Reverend Doctor Raymond Edward Martin was born in Attica, Kansas and spent much of his youth in Western Kansas and Colorado. After graduation from Haviland High School in 1948, he worked as a farmer and rancher and served in the United States Army as a sergeant in the supply corps. His life changed in 1959 when he accepted Jesus Christ as his savior and guide. He enrolled in Friends Bible College in Haviland, Kansas, where he met Patty Marie Towery, whom he married on February 6, 1960. He pastored Christian and Mennonite churches in Kansas until 1962 when he was called to serve as the pastor of First Friends Church in San Antonio, Texas. In San Antonio, while serving as a Friends minister, he became an advocate of children with needs that were not being met by the educational, medical, or judicial systems. He founded San Antonio Friends School, Academy, and College. As part of his work in education, he was a significant force in reforming the state's special education codes and helped to define the emotionally-disturbed classification for Texas Public Schools. Throughout his time in San Antonio and Poteet he helped establish numerous Friends missions in San Antonio and Mexico. This work continues to prosper today. His degrees in education, psychology, and religion reflect his life-long esteem for higher education. In addition to three daughters and one son, the Martins fostered numerous children whom they raised as their own.
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