Martha Wilcox, D.C.-area agency exec, dies at 68

D.C.-area agency exec Martha Wilcox died at 68. She had cancer. Portions of her online obit follow:

Wilcox was born in “The Secret City,” Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in 1956. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee Knoxville in 1978, with a degree in journalism and a focus on public relations.

Wilcox married and moved to Los Angeles. For twelve years in Los Angeles, she worked in the advertising agency scene with people who taught her the excitement and joy of creativity.

In 1990, she and her son moved to Alexandria, Virginia, where she enjoyed the luxury of being a full-time mom and volunteering at Christ Church Alexandria, ALIVE and the Campagna Center. In 1997, she began working part time from home for Janik and Associates, an ad agency in Los Angeles. After becoming a single mother in 1998, she returned to full time work, enjoying 13 years at Williams Whittle in Old Town, where she excelled developing new business and managing high-visibility accounts, including the USO and the American Red Cross.

“Martha was one of the finest professionals– and people — I ever had the pleasure to meet. It was always gratifying to be around her. She mentored many at Williams Whittle, including me! She will be missed.” Rob Whittle, chairman and CEO at Williams Whittle, told Capitol Communicator.

In 2012, she joined Safe Kids Worldwide as their Chief Marketing Officer, working to prevent childhood injury, a mission that held her deep commitment.

She began an independent consultancy in 2021, and immediately had a wide variety of clients, providing branding, strategy, creative, and public relations services. She found it particularly gratifying to work as a campaign strategist on the Federal Covid Response.

In 2008, she married her beloved husband Bob McIntyre, and gained a second son, Matt McIntyre. She thrived traveling the world and spending time with her family

The cancer that could slow her down, but not stop her for three-and-a-half years, took her life on March 8 at the age of 68.