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Portrait of Luis Tomas Martinez
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Luis Tomas Martinez

Godly Man, husband, Brother, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Friend
July 19, 1952 – March 6, 2023
Lived 70 years
San Diego, California
John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”
Life story

Luis T. Martinez was born in San Diego, CA to Augustin Santos Martinez and Timotea Martinez. Luis is survived by his wife, Sofia E. Martinez, 4 children, Maria Elena Martinez, Adele Ramirez, Luis Martinez and Stefan Martinez, step-daughter, Annie Salcedo, brothers, Ralph Martinez, Joe Martinez, Gilbert Martinez, Ruben Martinez, Eddie Martinez and Daniel Martinez and sisters, Nati Fernandez and Elva Hernandez. Luis had 9 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, sister Virginia Rodriguez, and brothers Roberto Martinez, Oscar Martinez and Mario Martinez.

Luis T. Martinez was a past business owner of L & M Lumber & Hardware and bus driver for the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System. Luis was a member of Spectrum Church.

Luis T Martinez was a deep seeded Godly man, an absolute joy of a husband, brother and truly the foundation figure a father should be, as well as a loving grandfather, and great-grandfather. Luis left the suffering of his earthly life, to be with the Lord on March 6. Our father was the most caring and considerate man that would provide for others in need before providing for himself. Everybody was in his heart, in his uplifting prayers and a member of his spiritual family. He will forever be missed by all, yet never forgotten.

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1952
Born July 19
1959
Luis was 7 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Luis was 17 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1974
Luis was 22 when Richard Nixon resigned the presidency
1989
Luis was 37 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1998
Luis was 46 when "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" was published in America
2001
Luis was 49 when Apple introduced the iPod
2017
Luis was 65 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Luis was 70 when ChatGPT was released to the public
2023
Passed away March 6, age 70
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