Martin Monroe Reed III ’59

Marty Reed died of complications from diabetes July 2, 1995.

Marty came to Princeton from Manhasset (N.Y.) H.S. At Princeton he majored in mechanical engineering, played JV football, wrestled, sang in the chapel choir and glee club, and acted with the Savoyards. A member of Dial Lodge, Marty's warmth and good humor filled the club whenever he was present. After graduation Marty earned an MBA from Northwestern. He then began a corporate career, which included stops at General Dynamics, Cheseborough-Pond, Helena Rubenstein, and Coty. In 1972, following a divorce from his first wife, he married the former Patricia M. Mierisch, joined Michelin Corp., and moved his family to France where they spent the next two years.

Following a brief stop in Greenville, S.C., Marty moved to Lafayette, Ind., where he worked for Natl. Homes, then as business administrator at Purdue. He later opened and operated a computer store in the Indianapolis area. At the time of his death he was a mortgage consultant. Marty had a great fondness for Princeton and served on the schools committee. From 1967-68 he was the New York brown belt judo champion, competing for the New York Athletic Club.

Marty is survived by his wife, Patricia; two sons, David and Michael; a stepson, Christopher Edmondson; and a sister, Emily Tanner. The class extends its deepest sympathies to all of them.

The Class of 1959