THE SAUGUS ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022 Page 9 WHY VETERANS LIKED HIM: Saugus Veterans Council Commander Stephen L. Castinetti described Marty Graney’s personality as “strong, outgoing and sometimes gregarious.” (Courtesy photo to The Saugus Advocate) sketch, Graney made it clear to a reporter that he didn’t like details of his life being mentioned even in a short story explaining “who got sketched.” MAKING A DISABLED VETERAN MOBILE AGAIN: In late 2018, Marine veteran Marty Graney (right) was one of a handful of local veterans who collaborated to get Navy veteran Chester Stentiford’s (front) motorized scooter working again. Left to right: Navy veteran Joe Dion and then-Saugus Veterans’ Service Offi cer Jay Pinette also helped to cut through bureaucratic barriers and make use of the seldom-used Veterans Relief Fund to get Stentiford’s wheelchair back out on the street. (Saugus Advocate fi le photo by Mark E. Vogler) He faced that adversity like a true Marine...head on, and plowed forward to the end,” he said. “His personality was strong, outgoing and sometimes gregarious. But you expected that of Marty Graney. Marty was himself and people respected him for that. He was a presence that will certainly leave a void in the veterans community of Saugus and beyond. RIP, Marty. Your tour is over. We have the watch. Semper fi , Marine.” “A true American patriot” In a brief interview last fall after discovering that he had been the subject of a drawing in The Saugus Advocate’s “Guess Who Got Sketched” Contest, Graney said he moved here from Malden about 50 years ago “because Saugus at the time had one of the best school systems in the state.” “All of my children — Mark R. (1984), Kristine L. (1986) and Sean P. (1990) — all graduated from Saugus High. I’m very proud of my children,” he said. “I hope you don’t plan on writing anything on me, as I prefer to remain behind the scenes,” he said. While he enjoyed being the subject of a Everett Aluminum 10 Everett Ave., Everett 617-389-3839 Owned & operated by the Conti Years! “Same name, phone number & address for over half a century. We must be doing something right!” f www.everettaluminum.com Spring is Here! PASSING | SEE PAGE 19
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