Martin Luther was the son of Peter and Attie Mae Cummings Brooks. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. He married Joanne Marie Young on Dec. 17, 1949 in Ann Arbor, MI. They divorced on Oct. 19, 1971 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He married Louise Carter Locklear on Dec. 26, 1971 in Pembroke, NC.
In 1958, he moved with his young family to Pembroke, NC to open his medical practice. He was the first American Indian member of the medical staff at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where the doctor's lounge is named in his honor. In 2006, he was awarded the "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" by Gov. Michael Easley. He was also a recipient of the Henry Berry Lowry Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
In 1958, he moved with his young family to Pembroke, NC to open his medical practice. He was the first American Indian member of the medical staff at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where the doctor's lounge is named in his honor. In 2006, he was awarded the "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" by Gov. Michael Easley. He was also a recipient of the Henry Berry Lowry Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
Martin Luther was the son of Peter and Attie Mae Cummings Brooks. He received his undergraduate, graduate, and medical degrees from the University of Michigan. He married Joanne Marie Young on Dec. 17, 1949 in Ann Arbor, MI. They divorced on Oct. 19, 1971 in Robeson County, North Carolina. He married Louise Carter Locklear on Dec. 26, 1971 in Pembroke, NC.
In 1958, he moved with his young family to Pembroke, NC to open his medical practice. He was the first American Indian member of the medical staff at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where the doctor's lounge is named in his honor. In 2006, he was awarded the "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" by Gov. Michael Easley. He was also a recipient of the Henry Berry Lowry Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
In 1958, he moved with his young family to Pembroke, NC to open his medical practice. He was the first American Indian member of the medical staff at Southeastern Regional Medical Center, where the doctor's lounge is named in his honor. In 2006, he was awarded the "Order of the Long Leaf Pine" by Gov. Michael Easley. He was also a recipient of the Henry Berry Lowry Award, the highest honor bestowed on a member of the Lumbee Tribe.
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