American Funeral Director magazine recently named John “Jack” Martin, president and owner of Dusckas-Martin Funeral Home and Crematory in Erie, as one of four runners-up for its 2012 Funeral Director of the Year award.
Martin, who earned his mortuary school degree and license later in life, started out as schoolteacher in the early 1980s, before working summers for Gus Dusckas, who opened the funeral home in 1946. Martin received his mortuary school degree in 1987 at the age of 42, and later became the funeral home’s president and owner.
In addition to his work as a funeral director, Martin is an active member of the community, volunteering his time at the Erie City Mission, the Highmark Caring Place, the Trinity Center, and a local nursing home.
