Who is Marty Haynes?

A little bit about Marty Haynes…

I was born and raised in Lancaster, SC. My parents are Hal & Jean Haynes. I have two younger brothers, Hal and Greg. I had a great childhood growing up in, what I would say was, a middle income family. At least that’s what I thought growing up. Our family, like most in the area, worked for Springs Industries. I knew that when I graduated in June of 1987, I didn’t want to work there. What I wanted to do, I was not 100% certain.

Early on in my senior year, I had this great idea. I like jets, so I’ll join the US Airforce. January of 1988, I left for San Antonio for Basic Military Training. Life is often funny though. When I joined the Airforce, I had a 6 month wait. Guess what I did for six months? You got it. I worked for Springs Industries. 🙂

If you’ve ever served in the military, some of you may remember a “Dream Sheet”. A “Dream Sheet”, is a list of bases you’d like to be assigned to. My list included all the bases in Florida and Hawaii. They call it a dream sheet because that is what it was in my case. A dream! They placed me at Plattsburgh Airforce Base, NY. I don’t think you can get any further north. If I remember correctly, it was 17 miles from Canada. I froze the first year!

I wouldn’t take that experience away for anything. That first year of serving made me understand what being a responsible man is all about and serve the country I love. I met some great people who are still friends today. If I had not served when I did, I may not have ever met Rachel.

Now, who is Rachel?

I had been back in Lancaster for about a year when my mama wanted me to go see this “pretty little girl” in JC Penney. But who goes and speaks with the girl your mama says go see? Not me or at least not at that time. About a week later, the curiosity got me so I stopped by JC Penney. Walked around and never saw her. All I saw was a bunch of old women. About another week went by and I made one last stop. Not seeing anyone, I turn the corner to head out the door and I hear this sweet little voice come from behind the jewelry counter I just passed. “Sir, did you find what you were looking for?” I looked at this 5’2′ brown haired beauty and said, “Well, yes I have”. The rest is history. We were married a year later on December 31, 1993. Yes, Rachel is the Rachel Haynes that I get to work with every single day at HFC Insurance!

After you’ve been married a while, there’s always change. We really didn’t realize how lazy we were until we met Kayla.

Who is Kayla?

In March of 2001, Kayla B Haynes was born and our life changed forever. If you’ve ever had a child, you know how much love you have for them. I was fortunate enough to start HFC Insurance roughly a year and a half after she was born. That gave me a lot of freedom to do things with her throughout the week that I would not have had the opportunity working somewhere else. I have to admit that I spent so much time at the Chick-fil-a playground.

For some reason, after you have kids, time seems to speed up dramatically. Rachel and I watched Kayla grow up to be a beautiful young lady. She is a precious soul that God has given us. She graduated with her nursing degree in May of 2024 from York Technical College. We know that God will bless her in the years to come in caring and serving others.

Now my final thoughts. I’m a blessed man. Not perfect but forgiven. I have a wife, daughter and family that love me. I have a roof over my head and food to eat. I have a business I enjoy that wouldn’t be successful without the wonderful team that gives it their all everyday. I don’t have everything I want but have everything I “need”. I’m a very thankful man. Now you know a little bit about me and my family!

Above: Our family Christmas get together 2022. Right: Me, Rachel and a grown up Kayla.