Martin "Marty" Alfred Lott
June 18, 1944 ~ November 13, 2018
Marietta Southern Cremations & Funerals
Martin Alfred Lott, “Marty” passed away peacefully on November 13, 2018 with his wife Charlene Lott at his side. He was 74 years old.
Marty is preceded in death by his older sister, Sheila Lott Comet and by his parents, Rachel Levitz Lott, Benjamin Lott & Martha Lott.
Marty was born in New York, New York to the late Rachel & Benjamin Lott. He grew up in the Bronx with his 4 siblings. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the United States Air Force serving 4 years where he worked on B52’s as a ground crew mechanic. It was during his time in the Air Force that he met and married his wife of almost 54 years, Charlene. Marty & Charlene married December 4, 1964.
After the Air Force, Marty worked at Xerox in Manhattan. He held several positions at Xerox which eventually led he & Charlene to Marietta, Georgia. Marty was an entrepreneur at heart. Through the years he invested in real estate and eventually started his own business, American Landmark Fence in 1987. American Landmark Fence was a huge success and was the largest fence company in the Southeast with an annual revenue of over $20 million a year in the height of its success. He was passionate about ALL of his employees and enjoyed each and every one he worked with.
In 2003, Marty suffered a massive brain stem stroke while in recovery from a surgery to address brain aneurism.
Marty was an adoring grandfather to Hannah, Allie & Caroline “Carrie” Ordono. He loved spending time with them and would stop at their home every single day after his day at work to see them. They were the light of his life along with his wife, Charlene Angela Lott, and his 2 children, Sharon Ordono Cohen & Edward Alan Lott.
Marty will forever be remembered for his incredibly bright mind and prankster personality.
Marty is remembered with immense love by his wife Charlene and his children, Sharon Cohen (husband Ken) and son Edward Lott; his wonderful grandchildren; his sisters Robin Lederman (husband Joel) and Fran Lott, brother Jay Lott with his wife Charlene Lott along with his nieces, nephews & additional extended family members.
Marty’s family invites friends to drop by to visit them from 5-8 p.m. on Monday, November 19, 20018 at Southern Cremations & Funerals at Cheatham Hill, 1861 Dallas Hwy. SW, Marietta, GA 30064.
Marty lost his mom to leukemia at a very young age. So in lieu of flowers, his family requests memorial contributions to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at donate.lls.org.
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I remember the first time I met Marty. I was as a young salesman for a wood coatings company trying to sell my product to his company. He sat through the presentation and let me finish my pitch before telling me to switch positions with him so he could demonstrate to me how he would have pitched the product!! Little did I know at the time but it would be the beginning of a special friendship and mentor ship that would launch me into a career that has now spanned over the last 25 yrs. I will be forever thankful to Marty for his interest in a guy who needed direction at the time. Every philosophy and decision that has to be made within our organization starts with “what would Marty do?”
Marty Lott will be greatly missed but never forgotten!!
Shane Miller
Mossy Oak Fence