11/21/2022
As some of you may or may not have heard, it is with deep sorrow that I have to inform everyone that my father in law and business partner Marty Metzger has passed away. He passed away early Friday morning while out on a deer hunt with his daughter. He was always excited about the up coming deer season and couldn’t wait to bag the biggest buck. If you would ask Marty what he was most happy about other than his daughters and family he would talk about MJ Mowing. Marty and I started what would become MJ Mowing in early 2011-2012 with only 2 yards. We quickly grew from year to year to what our peak would be to close to 80 properties a week! He loved it, he loved being a business owner and loved meeting new people and he was great at it. Marty had a magnetic personality and within 3 minutes of meeting a new client I knew we would get the yard because he just made a new friend of course. We would often joke about how the clients loved him so much I would hide him away so we could move on to the next yard. As our schedules would evolve over the years he would often meet up with me after he would get off work in the middle of the week. I never told him but I would have an internal clock and would instinctively catch myself peeking over my shoulder or looking down the road for him to show up. I knew that once he and I were teamed up at the property everything was going to be fine. There wasn’t an obstacle we couldn’t overcome and he and I know we had our fair share. We overcame every single one. I don’t know how I’m not going to keep from catching myself looking for you. MJ Mowing will not be the same it just won’t. We have built something he and I are extremely proud of and what started as a small “side hustle” quickly blossomed into a full time business. What started out as a father in law turned to business partners ended up as best friends. I could call him for absolutely anything and he never hesitated. He was a special person and I wish everyone could have a Marty in their lives like I did. I know things won’t be the same but I pledge to keep this going and I won’t let you down I promise! He will be missed by many. Thank you for helping me Marty I will be forever thankful and a better person for just knowing you! Good bye my friend.