Martin Avery Lower ’60

Martin Avery Lower ’60 of Naples, Florida, and Wilbraham, Massachusetts, passed away on December 16, 2009. He came to Dartmouth from Syracuse, New York, was active as a member of Alpha Theta and completed his M.B.A. from Tuck under the 3-2 plan in 1961. His favorite piece of real estate in New Hampshire was the Hanover Golf Club, where he honed a golf game that provided business and social enjoyment throughout his life. Later he and his wife, Bobbie, who passed away in 2007, were members of Brae Burn Country Club in Newton, Massachusetts, where they were also active in curling, and the Longmeadow (Massachusetts) Country Club. Marty started his business career with Procter & Gamble followed by time at Booz, Allen Hamilton and the Ludlow Co. before becoming the owner in 1983 of Ludlow Textiles, which he sold in 2005. Dartmouth was a consuming interest for Marty. He and Bobbie had two daughters and three sons-in-law attend Dartmouth, with a granddaughter scheduled to become a member of the class of 2014 this fall. He was an active leader in his class, participating regularly as a class agent before becoming head agent in 1985. He was tireless in his quest to raise money for Dartmouth and enjoyed the opportunity this provided to be in touch with myriad classmates. He became class president in 1990 and during his five-year term the class of 1960 was named Class of the Year (1991) and he was named Class President of the Year (1995).