Martin G. Bauer ’68

Marty died Dec. 22, 2025, at home after a brave battle with complications from prostate cancer.

He came to us from Grants Pass (Ore.) High School, where he was a standout in football, basketball, and track, and was active in student government. At Princeton, he played junior varsity football and lettered in track/javelin. He worked in Commons and senior year was one of the several executive managers of the Commons organization. He was a politics major and a member of Tiger Inn. He lived senior year in Blair Tower with Billings, Budney, Hollander, Klimek, Larrimer, Lombardi, Schoene, and Wayne.

After graduation, Marty briefly stayed at Princeton as an admissions counselor. Upon returning to Grants Pass, he joined and eventually became sole owner of a successful real estate and timberland development company. Marty was a perennial leader of our class Annual Giving efforts in the Northwest region. He hosted a well-attended mini-reunion that included an adventurous and hilarious pontoon boat flotilla on his beloved Rogue River. Marty was active in the Grants Pass community he loved, a long-standing member of the Rotary Club, and a Southern Oregon spokesman in Washington, D.C., on environmental and conservation issues.

Marty was a proud westerner. He was an accomplished horseman, boater, outdoorsman, and storyteller. A favorite event was attending the annual Cowboy Culture and Poetry Festival. His life and character were truly the embodiment of the Code of the West.

Marty is survived by his wife, Kim; son Justin and wife Kelsey; daughter Marissa; and stepdaughter Chelsea Kahler and husband Adam. The class offers our deepest sympathy.