Martin Edward FRITZ

I was so shocked to hear of Marty's passing. We lost touch over the years but I enjoyed our friendship working together at Boeing in the early 90's and hanging out prior to his finding the love of his life, Lori. I was honored to be part of his bachelor party and spending time hunting on his parents ranch in Omak (his parents were wonderful, gracious people). When business brought me to Spokane and F5 Networks an occasional coffee or lunch was definitely in order. He will be...

I met Marty in early 2001, when my family relocated into the same neighborhood, only to learn that our two sons were the same age as his and Lori's two boys at the time. We quickly became family friends and spent many afternoons and evenings enjoying BBQ's, Bocci Ball and watching our children have a great time together. Marty's genuine care, smile, authentic nature, boyish giggle and friendship will remain in my soul and memory forever. Always a latest-gadget "nerd", Marty loved sharing...

It is a sad day when we learn of a fellow engineer passing away, especially at such an early age. His passing is a loss to family, friends and the engineering community. As we all know, it takes years of study, training and perseverance to become an accomplished engineer. The creative effort that we engineers all put forth and the challenges that we all toil through, leaves a positive impact upon society. The general population does not know us by name, but they see the fruits of our...

Marty was a great loyal friend and I will always remember him by his contagious smile and the twinkle in his eyes. I forgot about his love for horses but now it makes sense why he loved and drove that old Ford Bronco II for so many years. Marrying Lori was one of the best decisions Marty made as this next phase of his life grounded him and made him extremely happy (the dude glowed!). We are all going to miss you buddy and see you on the other side.