Wednesday, August 22, 2018
Kim, Chris, & family,
I was very sorry to read of your dad's passing. He was my dad's vet for MANY years, during which we accumulated a great many "Dr. Martin" stories. One of the favourites occurred while he was performing a C section on a sow in the wee hours of the morning in our barn. At the same time a first time mother was giving birth, was distraught, & eating her young. Your dad shouted, "Beer! Do you have beer?"
My dad, wondering if your dad was really THAT thirsty, replied that he probably had some in the house. The result was that pigs LOVE beer. Dad poured all his beer into the trough, the pig gulped it down, lay down in a drunken fog, & caused no more problems.
Your dad was a wonderful vet, who despite being very busy, took time to have coffee & form life long connections with his clients to become friends. He was a very special man.
Liane (Steven) Heinrichs
