Obituary for Martin "Marty" Lafferty
Kind, generous and beloved husband, father and grandfather, Marty Lafferty, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, passed away unexpectedly on April 5, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Sari Lafferty, children and their spouses, Alana Lafferty and Erez Amit, David and Emily Lafferty, and grandchildren, Bear and Ryder Amit and Ada Lafferty. Marty grew up in Niskayuna, NY and developed a passion for directing, boating and skiing that kept him busy every season for his entire life. Marty was professionally trained as a film and television producer-director, earning his MFA at the Yale School of Drama, who more recently made his passion for safe boating into his legacy educating others through America’s Boating Channel. His impressive career included overseeing the first multi-channel television coverage of the Summer Olympics for NBC; the creation and launch of Headline News and TNT for Turner Broadcasting; and serving in video content management roles at Microsoft TV, FutureVision, and Tempo TV.
He has been recognized with numerous awards including the National Cable Television Association President’s Award for executive producing telecasts of the cable industry’s annual national programming awards show with Dick Clark Productions. From 2002 onwards, Marty was a managing partner of Lafferty Media Partners, LLC (LMP), advancing creative projects, providing management and creative services. Marty was actively involved at all levels and was a Past District Commander (P/D/C) and Advanced Pilot (AP) of the United States Power Squadrons, also known as America’s Boating Club. He loved spending time boating, skiing, reading, and dining with his family. Marty established a scholarship fund for Niskayuna High School Students. Marty and Sari were among the founding members of Congregation Ahavat Olam.
Memorial Service will be held: Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 10:30am at Congregation Ahavat Olam, 1600 Osgood St #3068, North Andover, MA 01845, service will be followed by a memorial brunch. Service Zoom link is available by request from the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ahavat Olam, or United States Power Squadrons.
He has been recognized with numerous awards including the National Cable Television Association President’s Award for executive producing telecasts of the cable industry’s annual national programming awards show with Dick Clark Productions. From 2002 onwards, Marty was a managing partner of Lafferty Media Partners, LLC (LMP), advancing creative projects, providing management and creative services. Marty was actively involved at all levels and was a Past District Commander (P/D/C) and Advanced Pilot (AP) of the United States Power Squadrons, also known as America’s Boating Club. He loved spending time boating, skiing, reading, and dining with his family. Marty established a scholarship fund for Niskayuna High School Students. Marty and Sari were among the founding members of Congregation Ahavat Olam.
Memorial Service will be held: Wednesday April 10, 2024 at 10:30am at Congregation Ahavat Olam, 1600 Osgood St #3068, North Andover, MA 01845, service will be followed by a memorial brunch. Service Zoom link is available by request from the family.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Ahavat Olam, or United States Power Squadrons.