Martin H. Litke ’53

Marty died Sept. 27, 2023, at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School before coming to Princeton. He joined Dial Lodge and majored in biology, writing his thesis on “Effect of Ultra-Violet Radiation and Photo-Recovery on Bacterial Growth Rates.” He served on the crew team as boat captain for the coaching team. Marty attended medical school at New York University, did his internship at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and completed his residency as an internist at the VA Hospital in Long Beach, Calif. He married Mildred Cohen in September 1957 and served in the Army as a captain, providing medical care for patients in post-Korean War Seoul.

Marty then developed a private medical practice with his wife in Garden Grove, Calif., becoming chief of medicine at the local hospital and teaching at the county hospital. He helped form the Princeton Club of Orange County and chaired the Orange County Alumni Schools Committee.

In retirement, Marty traveled widely with Mildred and continued to be involved in medicine as a teacher to the residents and interns at the medical school of UC Irvine.

Marty was predeceased by Mildred and son David ’81. He is survived by his son Matthew ’87; daughter Ann; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.