Joe Martin
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Dr. Joseph "Joe" Martin Sr. is a long-running character on the American soap opera All My Children. The character has been played by Ray MacDonnell since the show's premiere in 1970 to the present. He's one of two original character still with show.
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[edit] Character history
The Martin family is one of the founding families of Pine Valley. Joe was a widower in January 1970 trying to raise his children, Jeff and Tara, in the Martin family home with the help of his wonderful mother, Kate. Joe fell in love with Ruth Brent, a nurse at Pine Valley Hospital, who was married to an abusive man, Ted Brent. After Ted's death in an automobile accident, Joe and Ruth were married. Together they adopted son, Tad and had a change-of-life baby, Joey. (There was also a son Bobby, who went to the attic in search of his skis and has never been seen or missed since). Joe had a brief attraction to Leora Sanders, a patient of his, who was being abused by her husband, Kirk. Joe and Ruth separated briefly over his feelings for Leora. After the death of his very good friend and co-worker, Dr. Charles Tyler, Joe inherited the position of Chief of Staff at Pine Valley Hospital. Over the years, Joe has helped to build and keep his nuclear family together and more recently has rebuilt the Martin family home which was destroyed during the tornado that almost took Tad's life. Joe has been the solid rock upon which everyone in Pine Valley has turned to at one time or another for sound advice and fatherly love.
Joe's life nearly came to a premature end in July 1997 when, after a heated confrontation with Dimitri, Joe suffered a massive heart attack. Joe was unconscious for a long time and there was fear that he would suffer brain damage from lack of oxygen. Fortunately, there was no brain damage. There was, however, irreparable damage to his heart.
In March 2002, Joe was forced into stepping down as Chief of Staff of Pine Valley Hospital when David threatened to expose some medical mistakes Joe had made. The mistakes were attributed to Joe's age as well as the fact that he was not as up-to-date on the latest medical breakthroughs as his counterparts. As Joe stepped aside, his son, Jake, was named to his former post.
Joe was thrilled to learn the truth from Tad about Josh being Jeff and Erica's son, but reluctantly agreed with Erica that telling Josh might not be the smartest thing. He was even happier when his son, Jeff, came home after a long absence.
[edit] Occupation
- Doctor of Internal Madicine
- Chief of Staff at Pine Valley Hospital [Resigned March 15, 2002; reappointed in 2003]
- Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity
[edit] Family
[edit] Parents
- Henry Martin (father, deceased)
- Kate Martin (mother, deceased)
[edit] Siblings
- Paul Martin (brother)
[edit] Marital status
- Ruth Parker Martin (married) [1972+]
[edit] Past marriage(s)
- Helen Martin (dissolved by her death)
[edit] Children
- Jeffrey "Jeff" Martin (Son, with Helen Martin)
- Tara Martin (Daughter, with Helen Martin)
- Robert "Bobby" Martin (Son, with Helen Martin) {Mysteriously Disappeared & Is Never Mentioned}
- Thaddeus "Tad" Martin (Adopted Son, with Ruth Parker Martin)
- Joseph "Jake" Martin Jr. (Son, with Ruth Parker Martin)
[edit] Grandchildren
- Joshua "Josh" Madden (Grandson, via Jeff)
- Charlie Brent (Grandson, via Tara)
- Kesley Jefferson (Granddaughter, via Tara)
- Jamie Martin (Grandson, via adoption, via Tad)
- Unnamed child (Granddaughter, via adoption, deceased, via Tad)
- Kathy Mershon (Granddaughter, via adoption, via Tad)
[edit] Flings & relationships
- Leora Sanders
