Julie gave the baby up for adoption and was adopted by Scott and Janet Banning. In the aftermath of the murder, Julie learned she was pregnant with his child, David Martin Jr. Delirious with grief, she believed David had intended for the accident to happen as their so was the only thing tying David to her and she shot him, killing him. Things only got worse when Richard fell off his swing set, and died while the two were playing. He wanted to end the marriage but Susan's parents, Richard and Diane, pressured him to stay with Susan.Īs his marriage continued to fall apart, and he started seeing Julie again. They had originally planned to give the baby up for adoption, but Susan changed her mind when the baby was born, Richard 'Dickie' Martin. David eventually ended up marrying Julie's best friend Susan Hunter after discovering she was pregnant with their child. They had planned to elope until Julie was talked out of it by her grandfather Tom Horton. The only child of the affluent John and Helen Martin, he was the former lover of Julie Olson.

However, the trust between him and the whole Horton family was gone, so he and Marie ended their relationship and he left Salem later that year.ĭavid Martin is a character on the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Clive Clerk from 1966-67. Eventually, he told his father the truth on why he called his wedding and Craig stepped aside to let Marie and Tony have a second chance at love. He tried to move on and accept Marie's choice. When he returned to Salem, Marie had married his father, Craig. Tony was engaged to Marie Horton but suffered from a blood disease that affected his health and decided to leave the night of their wedding believing she wouldn't want to see him suffer and die. Tony Merritt is a character from the soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by Richard Colla from 1965 to 1966, Don Briscoe in 1966, and Ron Husmann from 1966 to 1967. A list of notable characters from the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between November 8, 1965, and the end of 1969.Īfter Dr.

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