Martin James Dluzansky

Martin James Dluzansky passed away peacefully at home on July 2, 2025, after a brief illness at the age of 63. He was born on October 15, 1961, in Altoona, PA.

Martin was an enthusiastic, engaging person who touched people with his kindness, humor, and creative mind. He could walk into a roomful of friends or strangers and have something meaningful and interesting to say to anyone he encountered. As friends have reached out during his short and difficult illness, they have shared how much Martin meant to them and how his bright demeanor was a welcoming and warm presence in their lives.

Martin graduated from Dickinson College with a degree in French and received his Master's from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. He moved to New York City in 1986 and met his wife, Kari Addington, on a blind date in 1989. In keeping with his Francophile affections, he and Kari met on Bastille Day, and he proposed in the French Quarter of New Orleans. They moved to Boston in 1992 and were married in the Old North Church. Their marriage was a true partnership, and they complemented each other perfectly. Kari and Martin just celebrated 33 years of marriage on April 25, 2025.

Kari and Martin have been the loving parents of two adult children, Addie and Alden. They joined with their son-in-law's family when Addie married Jared Neri in 2022, and have reveled in the joy of their grandson Porter, now 17 months old.

Martin carved out a unique and special relationship with each of his children. The father-daughter connection ran deep with Addie, channeled through joy in each other's company and in the things they loved. When Martin traveled to Florence during Addie's semester abroad, they bonded over their shared fondness for delicious food, good red wine, and hours-long conversations punctuated with toasts, sarcastic quips, and knowing glances. Most recently, Martin, known to Porter as his grand-pere or "GP", spent time together playing with cars, blowing bubbles, singing songs, and watching Elmo.

Alden and Martin shared travel adventures at home and abroad, touring the East Coast in an Airstream RV, exploring castles in Germany, and climbing a glacier in Iceland. They both became certified bartenders to form Swizzle Craft Cocktails. If you were lucky enough to attend a Swizzle event, they were always memorable.

Martin was a deeply curious person, and this brought him all over the world, from New Zealand to his beloved France, where he studied, worked, and vacationed, and to Switzerland with a dear friend to build watches. He wanted to know how people lived, what they wore, the foods they loved, and how they related to one another.

Martin worked for Bose Corporation for many years, and most recently at LXE Hearing, through which he cultivated and retained many deep friendships. His product launches at CES, SXSW, and New York Fashion Week were legendary. He traveled the world with Bose: Japan, China, South Korea, and Europe. Just weeks ago, he traveled to Pretoria, South Africa, to visit the LXE Hearing headquarters.

Martin's untimely and sudden passing has been a shock to communities worldwide. From New York City to Westborough, MA, to their new home in the Hudson Valley, the incredible outpouring of love and support has been comforting and uplifting.

In addition to Kari and their children, Martin is survived by his wonderful sister, Cindy Dluzansky, and her husband, William Vislocky. He was predeceased by his parents, James Dluzansky and Darlene Rogacki Dluzansky.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Prion disease research https://cjdfoundation.org/donations/