Jerry Martin Give His Personal Profile
Posted by Steve Frazier
on Jun 21, 2011
Our Program on June 21st was the personal profile of new member, Jerry Martin.
Jerry was born in Missouri, and was raised on a 350-acre farm. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he taught for three years, and then went into the agribusiness world. First employed by Carnation Company, he went to General Mills in 1969, and retired from there in 2002. Recently, he was contracted to do some part-time consulting in the grain business, so he still has an interest in the food business.
His three children were all graduates of Minnetonka High School, and after the death of his first wife, he married his present wife; they now live in the Amesbury development in Shorewood. Jerry says that his hobbies are work, golf, swimming, gardening and family. Just recently, all of his kids came home for the Third Annual Martin Family Summer Gathering, a relatively new tradition. The family always got together during the holidays, but now they are together at least twice a year.
Jerry was born in Missouri, and was raised on a 350-acre farm. After graduating from the University of Missouri, he taught for three years, and then went into the agribusiness world. First employed by Carnation Company, he went to General Mills in 1969, and retired from there in 2002. Recently, he was contracted to do some part-time consulting in the grain business, so he still has an interest in the food business.
His three children were all graduates of Minnetonka High School, and after the death of his first wife, he married his present wife; they now live in the Amesbury development in Shorewood. Jerry says that his hobbies are work, golf, swimming, gardening and family. Just recently, all of his kids came home for the Third Annual Martin Family Summer Gathering, a relatively new tradition. The family always got together during the holidays, but now they are together at least twice a year.
(Story by Tad Shaw and posting and photo by Steve Frazier)