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Nick Cohen posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Rollie, I was shocked to learn about this tragic turn of events while watching the local evening news tonight (Mar.19). My heartfelt condolences to you and your family.
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Frances T Krueger-Jackson posted a condolence
Friday, March 7, 2014
I am so sorry. My sincere condolences to the whole family. Marty was so vital and full of energy. It is hard to believe after we visited (Mom and I) last summer that we won't be seeing him again. I am so sorry for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. ~The Krueger Jackson Carroll Family
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Joshua Goldberg posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
I last saw Marty at the Arny Honig celebration. I know that Arny thought very highly of him and would have cried at the loss in this way. As a retired faculty member at Syracuse University, I extend my condolances to the entire abkowitz family.
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Stan and Paula Snyder posted a condolence
Friday, February 14, 2014
Our sincere heartfelt condolences, Rolly. Our thoughts have been with you. Let us know if you can think of something that we can do for you.
Stan and Paula Snyder
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Sam k Ahuja posted a condolence
Friday, February 7, 2014
I have known Marty for over forty years and carry with me long memories of my association with him. He was a brilliant physicist who had not only a good grasp of quantum physics, dark matter, sub-atomic particles, but also showed excellent depth and breadth in physics of macroscopic world solids of fluids. His zest for knowledge and willingness to listen and debate was amazing. We discussed a wide range of subjects varying from current events to philosophy to classical music and great conductors like Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan. I will always miss him. May God who is the source of mercy shelter him beneath His wings eternally, and bind his soul among the living, that they may rest in peace. Amen.
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Charles B. Duke posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
No account of Marty's life would be complete without a discussion of his substantial contributions to physics and to Xerox. When Marty arrived at Xerox in 1965, the firm was in the process of generating a new "second" generation of Xerox products. One new ingredient was the conversion from single layer photoreceptors (devices which are insulating in the dark but conducting when exposed to light) to multilayer devices based on layers of chalcogenide glasses. These glasses exhibited very low carrier mobilities relative to crystalline semiconductors like single crystal silicon. The mechanisms of charge injection and transport in such materials were topics of hot debate in the solid state physics literature of the time. Marty entered this fray with gusto, designing new experiments and techniques to clarify these mechanisms. He wrote numerous papers on these topics with a wide variety of co-authors, becoming internationally famous in the process. His results were essential in designing the commercial second generation photoreceptor devices. Then in the late 1970s Xerox developed a third generation of products based on multilayer polymer belts. Marty applied his techniques and insights to the materials in these devices as well, leading to the successful design of photoreceptors that served in multiple families of Xerox copiers and printers that dominated the market at 50 pages per minute and above during the 1980s and early 1990s. Thus he not only made seminal contributions to the mechanisms of charge injection and transport in low mobility solids but also was instrumental in the success of two generations of Xerox products spanning over thirty years.
Moreover Marty was a real mensch: kind, thoughtful and generous to all who sought his help. After retiring from Xerox in 1998 he initiated a research group at the University of Rochester to continue his work and in the process inspired another generation of students with his love for experiment and conceptual precision.
Few people have contributed more to his associates than Marty. His soul delivered on its assigned mission and he will live in the House of the Lord forever.
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Miriam Yudelson Katz posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Dear Pam,
When my mother told me about your father's tragic death, she didn't realize you and I had been friends way back. I am so sorry for your loss. If you are interested in getting back in touch, look for me on Facebook or email me at miriam@yudel.com. May you and your family be comforted with all the mourners of Israel, and may your father's memory always be a blessing and a comfort to you.
Miriam
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donald zrebiec posted a condolence
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
I had a big hand in hiring Marty into the Webster Research Labs in the mid 1960's. Since we both attended SU, it gave us a common link and I knew we should hire him shortly after meeting him. When people ask me what I did for Xerox in my 30 years, I always say hiring people like Marty left a lasting legacy. He was truly one of the "goof guys" at Xerox.
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Philip & Vera Sudore posted a condolence
Monday, February 3, 2014
Dear Rollie & Family,
Phil and I want to send to you our deepest sympathy. Marty left this world doing what he loved to do.
Philip & Vera Sudore
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Lisa DeLouise posted a condolence
Monday, February 3, 2014
Tragic news. I met Marty in 1985 when I joined the Webster Research Center. I will never forget the enthusiasm he had for science and the quest for knowledge. We recently reconnected at the UR LLE Friday seminar series after which with a cohort of Xerox retirees he would continue intellectual discussions over bagels and coffee. Marty will be missed for so many reasons.
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Helen G Johnson posted a condolence
Sunday, February 2, 2014
My sincere condolences to Rollie and family. May God comfort you with many good memories.
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Mary ( Muffy ) Zeger posted a condolence
Sunday, February 2, 2014
May God's love comfort you in this difficult time. I will keep all of you in my prayers.
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PARKER ZACK posted a condolence
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Though we've never physically met, my broken heart & shattered spirit feel as though they've met yours, and my mind cannot nor will not stop thinking about and praying for you & yours.
I live not very far from you in Webster, but my mind, heart and soul are your nextdoor neighbors, feeling the deepest sense of loss conceivable, yet at the same time forever trusting the mysteries, miracles and wonders of Hashem within us, praying we will all one day understand crystal clearly that which baffles us here and now, and that someway, somehow, though unimaginable to us now, sense can emerge from such senselessness.
עליו השלום
Peace be upon him
זיכרו לברכה
May his memory be a blessing.
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cheryl berger sussman posted a condolence
Sunday, February 2, 2014
So very sorry for your family's loss. Our hearts are all with you at this sad and difficult time.
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Nancy & Peter Torpey posted a condolence
Saturday, February 1, 2014
We'll miss Marty terribly. We have so many fond memories of him from running together decades ago to lunches together until last week. Marty was a good man with his heart in the right place.
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Phyllis Hirsch posted a condolence
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Our deepest condolences to you and your family, Rollie, and may Marty’s memory always be remembered for a blessing.
Visitation
Family will be observing Shiva on MONDAY from 3–5 PM & on TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY from 1–5 PM & THURSDAY from 1-5 & 7-9 PM at 1198 Gatestone Circle, Webster.
Service Info
Funeral Services will be held on MONDAY at 11 AM at Temple Beth El
Interment
Mt. Hope Cemetery
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