Author: Martha Loats

Martha Loats was born on March 13, 1924 in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Belmont High School Summer 1942. During the war she held several jobs including working for the American Red Cross. After the war she attended Los Angeles City College for a short period, married and returned to work so her husband could resume his education. Her main employment after having one child, a son, and attending business school, was with the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health, and retired from the position of Principal Administrative Analyst in 1980. Martha then moved to Albuquerque, NM and attended the Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute before returning to California in 1985 to watch her grandchildren grow up. She worked at Toyota Corporate Headquarters as a Budget Specialist, retiring at age 65, moved to San Jacinto, California and volunteered at the Hemet Police and Hemet Fire Departments, and other not-for-profit organizations. In 1994 she moved to Denver and resided at the Christian Living Communities, University Hills Retirement Community until the end of 2000. In May of 2013, Martha moved back to Clermont Park (formerly University Hills), which was renamed in 2010.