Notification of Martin's death was shared by Rosemary Ginko on August 19, 2022.

Rosemary shared these thoughts about Martin:

Marty was my first boyfriend freshman year, so he has a special place in my heart. We met in biology class. We went to Turnabout together and dated Freshman year exclusively.

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