Paul Marten

Paul Marten, MD unexpectedly passed away February 3, 2022, in Portland at age 53 of an aortic aneurysm. He worked as a pediatric radiologist with the Radiology Consultants Inc. at Legacy Emmanuel Medical Center in Portland since 2008 where he was a treasured and integral part of the medical community. Born in 1968 in New York City, he moved to Southern California at the age of 12. He went to college at UC Santa Barbara where he was a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, and where he met his beloved wife, his “Princess,” Christy.

After becoming accredited as a CPA, he pivoted his life and received his medical training at Albert Einstein Medical College, Jacobi Medical Center, and Maimonides Medical Center, all in New York City. He completed his pediatric radiology training at the University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Paul lived life large and used those passions to connect with family and friends. To know Paul well usually meant that he created one or more nicknames for you, categorized your laughing style, and shared uniting movie lines with you. In turn, he acquired a range of nicknames himself: (Pablo, Pavel, Evie (short for Evil Uncle Paul), Paulie, Paulity, Doc Marten…)

As a self-taught music aficionado, he had a deep passion for music with a wide range and depths of styles from Pink Floyd to Wagner’s "The Ring Cycle.” He and Christy traveled far and wide to catch live performances of his favorite musicians and operas.

Traveling, cooking (never missed a chance to make a homemade stock), hiking, backpacking, camping, canoeing, kayaking, and skiing were regular activities shared with family, friends, and Scouts. And he never missed an opportunity to tie these in with beer or wine or whiskey tasting adventures and fund raisers.

Family was everything to him, both immediate and extended. A devoted husband and father, he is survived by his wife Christy and teenage sons Milos and Antonin, as well as three cats (He also adored his feline family). His sisters; Jane Meill and her grown children, Chris, Alex, and Emmaline, and Ann Newman (Tom), and their son Steven. More extended family in New York, Cypress and the Czech Republic also mourn his loss. He married “up” (his words!) into the Andersen family. Parents-in-law Doug and Becky, brother-in law Brian (Kristen) and children Jack, Sophie and Luke, and brother-in-law Eric (Krista) and children Dave and Charlie.

His family is overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and affection. They wish to plan a Celebration of Life – details to be determined -- and so, in the meantime, they invite anyone to share their Paul stories. There should have been many more to come.

Please share memories and check for updates at https://www.forevermissed.com/paul-marten/.