Dr. William B. Martin, M.D. (Dr. Bill), 82 of Lawrenceville, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023.
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He was born in Anderson, S.C., on July 1, 1941. He was a graduate of Boys High in Anderson, and attended the Citadel in Charleston, S..C. He was a graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Martin was a flight surgeon in Vietnam, as a captain in the U.S. Army. Upon returning home, Dr. Martin completed his residency and internship in the Emory-VA-Grady Health System. He practiced medicine in Gwinnett County for 52 years. In 2002, he founded his life’s work, Hope Clinic.
When not dedicating his time to serving others, he could be found enjoying the company of his wife and two dogs, Sierra and Marlie, watching college football or the Atlanta Braves, pursuing his education in medicine, and working out. He dedicated the early hours of every morning to studying the teaching and becoming closer to Christ.
A Memorial Service was held August 19, 2023, in the Lawrenceville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home.
Dr. Martin was preceded in death by his parents, Sloan and Aldene Martin; and brother, Dr. Sloan Martin, M.D. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Martin of Lawrenceville; daughters and sons-in-law, Stephanie and Jim Brennan of Morris, Conn. and Jessica and Jesse Geller of Dacula; son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Karen Thompson of Atlanta; son, William B. Martin, Jr. of Richmond, Va.; son and daughter-in-law, Michael and Melania Martin of Costa Rica; grandchildren, Jay Mooney, Ansley Wingate, Nicholas Brennan, Savannah Thompson, Kylie Geller, Aiden Thompson, Alaina Geller, and Teagan Thompson; great-grandson, Owen Williams (Bo); sister-in-law, Ola Martin of Easley, SC; nephews, Sloan Martin, III of Duluth, and Kevin Martin of Washington, D.C.
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