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Grady Martin
Tomball | Magnolia

Grady Martin, Tomball Sister Cities president, German Festivals co-founder, dies at 82

By Nichaela Shaheen, Lizzy Spangler

In 2000, he and his wife Sandra founded the Tomball German Heritage Festivals, which started with five vendors in its first year, and has since grown to over 150 vendors.

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