Martin R. West Jr. ’43

Martin died Jan. 5, 1998, of cancer, at his home in Chevy Chase, Md. He was 77.

A native of Washington, D.C., he prepared at Episcopal H.S. in Alexandria, Va. During WWII, he served in the Navy.

Martin began his extensive career in the financial sector when he joined Weaver Brothers in 1946 in the mortgage loan department. By 1955, he had become a corporate v.p. and a member of the board of directors. Following his elevation to e.v.p. and company treasurer, Weaver elected him board chairman in 1970, a post Martin held until he retired in 1989.

Many honors came to him down through the years: presidency of the Mortgage Bankers of Metropolitan Washington and the Washington Board of Realtors, which named Martin Man of the Year in 1969. Other collateral activities included presidency of Columbia Country Club and chairmanship of the Washington committee of Project Hope.

Divorced from his first wife, Adele, Martin is survived by his second, Juanita, of Chevy Chase and Manalapan, Fla., where the couple maintained a winter home; two children from the first marriage, Martin III and L. Adele West; two brothers, Richard '45 and Donald '50; a sister, Barbara McLane; and two grandchildren. To the entire family, we offer our most heartfelt condolences.

The Class of 1943