Obituary

Dr. Malverse "Mal" Martin died unexpectedly at home on May 5, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 72.

 

Mal was born on October 6, 1949 in Manhattan, New York to Malverse Sr. and Helen Martin. Mal was raised in Brooklyn, specifically the Bedford-Stuyvesant section. He attended the prestigious Stuyvesant High School and matriculated at City College of New York. Upon graduation Mal started his medical career and enrolled in medical school. He graduated from Albert Einstein School of Medicine in 1974 with a degree in medicine. Mal stayed in the Bronx after medical school and completed his residency at the Jacobi/Bronx Municipal Hospital. In 1979, Mal moved with June Martin (nee Kramer) to Los Angeles, CA and the two were married the following year in 1980.

 

After moving to Los Angeles, Mal started his own private medical practice in the Obstetrics/Gynecology field. He remained an OB/GYN and during the course of his lifelong career delivered over 20,000 babies, providing immeasurable happiness to numerous families. Of the many babies Mal delivered over the course of his career, one was Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. Mal loved sports and after moving to California found his home as an avid Lakers fan. Despite spending the remainder of his life in California, Mal remained the quintessential New Yorker at heart.

 

Dr. Martin is survived by his siblings, Patricia Martin, Isaac Martin, Gloria Martin, and Edward Martin; his wife June Martin, and their children Alanna Martin and Jeffrey Martin; his children Angela Martin, and Brian Faison, and his grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father, Malverse Martin Sr., his mother Helen Martin, and his beloved brother Wendell Martin.