Marty was born in Abilene, Texas on May 30, 1959 and passed away at home in Buda, Texas on February 9, 2017. She was raised and attended school in Cross Plains, Texas with her siblings Maria, Joe, and Mario. She later lived and worked in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where she met her husband Tom. They then moved to Austin and married in 1984. Together they raised three sons, Casey, Brady and Rudy. Throughout her life Marty worked at multiple state agencies and AISD, before concluding her work career with Hays CISD.

There will be a memorial mass held at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 25 at Santa Cruz Catholic Church on Main St. in Buda, TX.