KALAMAZOO, MI — Just 19 minutes into the new year, a 19-inch baby named Timothy Carter Kilmartin became the first baby born in 2026 at Kalamazoo’s Bronson Methodist Hospital.
Timothy arrived at 12:19 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, to proud parents Demi and Pete Kilmartin.
Baby Timothy shares a name with his late grandfather Timothy Kilmartin, who died in March 2025, according to an obituary…