Marty Ravellette
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Marty Ravellette (1940 – 2007) was a Chapel Hill, North Carolina man who gained national fame for flourishing in life despite being born without arms. He ran his own landscaping business and gave lectures on his life to students. He has been featured in a one-hour Discovery Channel documentary and was recognized as Handicapped Person of the Year in North Carolina and Oregon.
[edit] External links
- The Independent Weekly story about Marty Ravellette, 1939-2007
- Chapel Hill News story Remembering Marty Ravellette
- Chapel Hill News story about Marty Ravellette's life and death
- No Arms Needed: A Hero Among Us, a documentary about Marty Ravellette
- He Aspires to Inspire, a March, 2004 News & Observer story

