William H. Martin

William Halliwell Martin Age 85, of O'Hara Township, passed away on Thursday, February 15, 2018. He was born in Pittsburgh on January 5, 1933; the son of Dr. Thomas W. Martin III, M.D. and Helen Bitler Martin. Bill married his high school sweetheart, Barbara Virginia McVicker on November 18th and 20th, 1955 in Périgueux, France. After 60 years of marriage, she proceeded him in death on February 21, 2016. Bill was a graduate of Wilkinsburg High School and Princeton University. He did graduate work at the University of Pittsburgh, Columbia University and the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He served two years in the US Army in Périgueux, France. His business career included many years with PNC Financial Corporation and its predecessors. His last position at PNC was the Directeur Général of PNC Bank, Paris, France and Vice-President International of PNC. He was President of the Pittsburgh Credit Bureau, and subsequently, President of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Pittsburgh. Later, at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, he was the initial director of the Center for Business, Religion and Public Life. Commitments to the community included years of teaching and administration at Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church where he served on many boards and was an elder and the clerk of session. Bill also served as Chairman of the Visiting Nurse Association of Allegheny County, as President of the Fox Chapel Area School Board and as a member of the Pittsburgh Presbytery Finance Advisory Board. He was a founding member of the Faux Paw Players (now Stage Right), and his social memberships also included the Duquesne Club, the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club of Pittsburgh, and Oakmont Country Club, of which he was a member for more than fifty years. When, in later life, he was unable to play his much beloved golf, he enjoyed playing bridge with his friends. His fondest hope was always expressed as a desire to be known for his loving devotion to his wife, his family and his friends. Preceding him in death are his parents; son, David Bert; and sister, Suzanne Martin Scott. He is survived by his daughter, K. Danielle Meyers, of Denver, CO (William); three sons, The Rev. Dr. Theodore H. (Rebecca) of Hampton, PA, James E. (Christine) of Mt. Lebanon, PA, and Timothy W. (Kim Fisher) of Alameda, CA; and daughter-in-law Constance M. of Indiana Twp, PA; 12 grandchildren; and 2 great-grandchildren; and a brother, Thomas Wilson IV of Torrance, CA. There will be a memorial service at the Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, 384 Fox Chapel Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15238, on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 3:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Fox Chapel Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary or a charity of your choice.

William H. Martin

January 5, 1933 - February 15, 2018