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Obituary for MARTINEZ


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Friday March 11, 2005

ROBERTO "TONY" A. MARTINEZ, 73, a resident of Cuba, went to be with our Lord on Tuesday, March 8, 2005. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emiliano and Lucarita Martinez. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Esther Martinez; children, Anthony R. Martinez and wife, Pamela, Mark A. Martinez and companion, Julie Baca and daughter, Luanna Avilucea and companion, Buddy Tobyas; grandchildren, Lisa Martinez and Steven Brown, Christina M. White and husband, Aaron, Laura Martinez, Mana and Marcos Martinez and Lucas Avilucea; great-grandchildren, Eric and Brittany Brennan; brothers, Mel Martinez and wife, Emma and Arthur Martinez; sisters, Angie Grande and husband, Rudy, Rosanne Lemke, Bianca Marti and husband, Joe, Alicia Luciani and numerous other nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. Visitation was to begin on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church in Cuba with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated on Friday, March 11, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. also at Immaculate Conception Church in Cuba. Burial to follow at the Cuba Catholic Cemetery with the following serving as pallbearers, Lisa, Mana and Tim Martinez, Jordan Marti, Marcos Martinez and Lucas Avilucea. Honorary pallbearers named are, Joe Marti, Buddy Tobyas, Tanya Lemke, Michael Martinez, Thomas Grande, Brian Baca, and Jeffery Gurule. The family of Roberto "Tony" A. Martinez has entrusted his funeral arrangements to the DeVargas Funeral Home of the Espanola Valley. 505-747-7477 or 1-877-747-3600


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