Janet Martin Mastin, a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, passed away on November 9, 2023, surrounded by family after a brief illness. Although her loss is overwhelming, her legacy of love, faith, and joy remains with those who knew her.
She was born April 9, 1955, in Orlando, FL to John and Catherine Martin. Jan was a graduate of Montgomery Catholic High School, class of 1973. She attended the University of Alabama and the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Nursing, receiving her BSN in 1977. Later in life, she attended Georgia State University, receiving her master’s degree in Pediatric Nursing in 2006.
Jan was always up for a challenge and had a lifetime love of learning. As a young nurse she worked with adult kidney transplant and thoracic surgical patients. As a newlywed living in Germany, she worked in early childhood education with four-year-olds (her favorite age).
Teaching childbirth education classes at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta brought her great joy for many years. She went on to work as a nurse at a local pediatric clinic and then as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. In recent years Jan became an avid Bridge player, where she found a community of friends at Cresswind.
Jan came from an Air Force family and was the youngest and only girl of four. Her brothers would jokingly remind her that she spoiled the future of a Martin family basketball team. She loved watching sports and as an avid football fan, was immensely proud of her picture with Bear Bryant and autograph of Joe Namath.
Jan married the love of her life Hervey Mastin on March 24, 1979. It was an easy transition for the last name, going from an R to an S. Hervey had an Army career that brought the family to Germany, North Carolina, Indiana, Kansas, Alabama, and Georgia.
Jan was a devout Catholic, whose faith was deeply woven into the fabric of her being. Her commitment and devotion to the…
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