NAPLES, Fla. — Lee Martin, former president, CEO, and chairman of the board of NIBCO Inc., Elkhart, Ind., died March 26, 2003, at the age of 83.
Mr. Martin worked nearly 60 years at the company, which was founded in Elkhart by his maternal grandfather, Casper Schweitzer, in 1904. Mr. Martin served in various production and engineering functions, including management of the Nacogdoches, Texas, production facility, and building and managing the South Glens Falls, N.Y., production facility. He served with the U.S. Navy during World War II.