James L. Martin Jr. ’37

Geologist, stamp collector, and rose grower, Jim Martin died June 15, 1999, leaving his wife of 59 years, Helene, children James III '62, Ross, John, Anne, and Julia, and two grandchildren.

At Andover, Jim was on the soccer and track teams. At Princeton, he majored in geology, won the James A. Church Scholarship, and graduated with high honors. He was on the soccer team, manager of lacrosse, and a member of Campus Club, as was his son. He continued his geology studies at Louisiana State U., earning an MS and a PhD, working on the side until he became senior geologist in Tallahassee for the Prairie Oil Division of Sinclair Prairie Oil Co. Later Jim was with Atlantic Richfield as chief geologist; he was busy with new drilling projects and extensive travel through Mississippi, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Alaska from 1943-73. From 1972-1988, he was North Sea exploration manager of Arco Intl. in London. Upon retirement, he became an independent geological consultant for several years. His hobbies were growing roses and collecting glass bottles.

The Class of 1937