One of the narrative strands of her poems is her father’s war with almost everything the other is the world of horse racing and the strangeness of creatures that ride on top of each other. Our thoughts are with his family and all the friends he made around the world as this terribly sad time.Exhibitions: 2015 - AWA Fall Membership Exhibition Juror: Lian Quan Zhen 2106 - AWA Spring Membership Exhibition Juror: Mel Stabin 2016 - AWA Fall Membership Exhibition Juror: Robert Burridge 2017 - WFWS 42nd Annual Exhibition: Juror: Jeannie McGuire 2017 - AWA Spring Membership Exhibition Juror: Birgit O'Connor 2017 - First Thursday Group Exhibition at Mesa Medical Complex April 18th - June 30th 2017-2018 - Solo Exhibition - Russo Salon, Fountain Hills, AZ (July 2017 thru June 2018) 2017 - AWA Fall Membership Exhibition: Juror: Anne Abgott 2018 - AWA Spring Membership Exhibition: Juror: Michael Reardon 2018- WFWS 43rd Annual Exhibition: Juror: Ted Nuttall 2018 - Arizona Art Alliance, “A League of Their Own” - June 2018 (Holland Gallery, Cave Creek, AZ) Juror: Sherry Kimmel 2018 - AWA Fall Membership Exhibition: Juror: Jean Pedersen 2018 - CWA Fall Exhibition: Juror: Marty Gibson 2019 - WFWS 44th Annual Exhibition: Juror - Kathleen Conover 2019 - First Thursday Group Exhibition at ASU Gammage Theater, Tempe, Arizona. Marty Smith grew up on a steep hill country farm in North Wairarapa with weather terrible enough to make tough going for one man and his kids. Sending prayers for strength end guidance.” Steven Cram said: “He is an amazing person there’s not a kinder one out there. To family and friends, deepest sympathy.” Marty has revealed through an interview that his father- Leo Smith, had passed away in the year 2008. His successful career as a sports journalist- especially his work for ESPN and NASCAR made his net worth increase. Greg Wilson said: “Every single motocross rider on this earth will be grieving in this pain. Marty’s net worth ranges up to 5 million as of 2022. I owe my life to Marty literally thousands of times over on every obstacle I have taken riding and racing,” said Bruce Forinash. “Marty is such a fine person, never raised his voice in anger with a student and having taken 70+ lessons I saw him always as a positive person and a GREAT Christian by actions and words. Some tributes have been paid by people who knew Marty.
The couple have two daughters and a son, who are all grown up.
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He avoided injury for most of his career then broke his pelvis, and retired from pro racing aged just 25 in 1982, five years after winning his last US National. He also contested several European and USGPs, of which he won two 125 GPs, and raced in Britain several times. He then had a six month stint on a Cagiva 190 against 250s in 1982. He won three AMA tiles on factory Hondas then switched to a factory Suzuki ride for his final two years. Please keep his children, Jillyin, Brooke and Tyler and all his grandkids in your prayers.”Ĭalifornian Marty was 63 years old and had been with his wife since school as they were childhood sweethearts. “There is so much to know about this man and how he wanted to leave this earth when God called him him. Marty was my best friend and I tried with everything in me to save him while Tammi tried to save Nancy. “Marty took his last breath while I was holding his head, keeping his airway clear. We spent at least an hour trying to save their lives before first responders arrived. My wife, Tammi and I were in the buggy and were unhurt. The news was broken by Marty’s friend and former pro motocrosser Lee Ramage who was with him and posted: “It’s with the heaviest, grieving heart that I have to tell you Marty and Nancy Smith were killed yesterday in a rollover accident in his dune buggy at the imperial sand dunes. One of the first superstars of American motocross, Marty Smith, and his wife Nancy have been killed in a dune buggy accident in the USA.