George G. Martin ’65
George G. Martin ’65 died on April 25 in Minneapolis from the effects of Alzheimer’s. He came to Dartmouth from Detroit; an economics major, he was a member of Kappa Sigma and Dragon and played soccer all four years. Following three years in the Army, George graduated from Michigan Business School and began work at Ernst & Ernst in Detroit. Switching careers from accounting to the law, he graduated from Michigan Law School in 1979 and joined Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone in Detroit. He then opened a practice in Milford, Michigan. In 1974 George joined Alcoholics Anonymous, proving, he claimed, that “any fool could get sober, because I did.” Active nationally, he chaired the board of directors of the AA National Service Board and gave the keynote address at the General Services Conference in 2013. He also served on the board of Debtors Anonymous. George loved University of Michigan football, long road trips, old and new movies, proper punctuation, good bargains, and genial conversations. He traveled through western Europe and Australia, drove the Alcan Highway to Alaska, and tried never to pay for things he could do himself. He and his wife, Barbara, divorced and maintained a cordial relationship. He is survived by children Kate, Joseph, and Ellen; granddaughters Cecile and Julia; and sisters Marilyn and Hendrieka.
