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> Dr. Martin L. Fackler, Jr. M.D. passed away on May 23, 2015 in Gainesville.
> Born in York, PA on April 8, 1933, Dr. Fackler was a physician, surgeon and
> renowned specialist in wound ballistics. He received his Bachelors from
> Gettysburg College, and graduated with his Medical Degree from Yale
> University. He completed his residencies at the Naval Hospitals in Boston,
> and Bethesda in General and Plastic Surgeries, and completed his fellowship
> with the University of Hamburg in Germany.
>
> During his 30 year military career, he was a Naval Staff Surgeon in Vietnam,
> Japan, and Germany, and Chief of Surgery in Memphis, TN, and Germany. After
> 15 years with the Navy, Dr. Fackler joined the Army where he was Chief of
> Surgery in Ft. Carson, CO and Staff Surgeon in San Francisco, CA. He was
> Director of the Wound Ballistics Laboratory at the Letterman Army Institute
> of Research in San Francisco until 1991, when he became an independent
> consultant to law enforcement and military officials worldwide, testifying
> as a wound expert in cases spanning the United States, Canada, England and
> Ireland.
>
> He has been a member and leader of numerous distinguished organizations,
> among them the International Wound Ballistics Association, the French Wound
> Ballistics Society and the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
>
> Dr. Fackler had numerous teaching appointments in Tennessee, Maryland,
> California, Florida, and France and was the author of over 300 publications
> in regards to wound ballistics, body armor, and treatment of injuries for
> both the military and civilian populations.
>
> Outside of his profession, Dr. Fackler enjoyed flying, scuba diving, tennis
> and studying languages. He was active with the University of Florida,
> serving on Boards for the UF Foundation, UF Performing Arts, and College of
> Medicine, and was the recipient of the 2014 Distinguished Achievement Award.
>
> Marty is survived by his wife, Sandra Fox Fackler of Gainesville, stepson
> Eric Melching of Ponte Vedra, FL, family in Pennsylvania and friends across
> the country and world.
>
> In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to University of Florida
> Performing Arts, PO Box 112750, Gainesville, FL 32611.
>
> A Celebration of Life will held on Friday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m., Holy
> Trinity Episcopal Church 100 NE 1st Street Gainesville, FL. With a reception
> following in the Fackler Foyers at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the
> Performing Arts immediately following 3201 Hull Road Gainesville, FL.
>