Sidney A. Martin ’51

Sid was born May 28, 1929, in New Haven, Conn., the son of Frank Martin.

He was a graduate of the Horace Mann School. At Princeton he was a biology major and active in the Nassau Lit, band, and the premed society.

Following graduation he attended the State University of New York College of Medicine in New York City (SUNY Downstate), where he received his medical degree in 1955. After serving for two years as a lieutenant in the Navy, he was a resident at the Baltimore Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital. Sid was a board certified ophthalmologist. In 1962 he founded North Shore Eye Care in Smithtown, N.Y., and later added offices in Riverhead, Deer Park, and Holbrook. Today his son, Dr. Jeffrey Martin, oversees the practice.

Sid was a warm and compassionate doctor for more than 40 years, practicing into his 80s. He died May 6, 2012, at home in Smithtown. His wife, Susan, died two months later. He is survived by his children, Steven, John, Jeffrey, and Elizabeth; and grandchildren Benjamin, Matthew, Elena, and Leah. His brother, Norman ’48, predeceased him.