Eldon B. and Donna Belle Martin adopted Byron after waiting long-years with no children, however, you would never know he was adopted as he was just like his Dad.
Although Byron did not complete any college education, he attended several classes at various higher education institutions and did continue learning every day. Ask Byron, and he knew something about what you were talking about he didn’t know right then, he would find out so he could talk to you about it another day.
He was an ASE Certified Master mechanic from 1980 through 2011, and was called by other mechanics to diagnosis difficult jobs. As his second career he worked for Manheim on an auto lot parking cars which he really enjoyed because he got to do the thing he loved, drive ALL kinds of different cards. For is final career, he was driving truck for ARC, which he absolutely loved.
Byron began a serious investigation of his spiritual beliefs in 2012 by walking the Camino (also known as the “Way”). He began his “official” journey on May 5, 2012 at Saint-Jacques Pyrnees-Atlantiques, Frances, however, he started walking from Lourdes, France and ended his Camino on June 2, 2012 by walking all the way to the ocean West of Santiago de Compostela.
Byron became a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church (a Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter on November 2, 2019. Byron doesn’t do anything half way, this is a traditional Catholic Church with Mass only in Latin and his new passion has been learning Latin.
Byron married Janice F. (Duncan) Martin on August 29, 1987 in Denver, Colorado.
Byron is survived by his son, Dylan S. Martin age 29 currently of Thornton, Colorado his soon-to-be daughter-in-law Nicole Schlesinger and grand-daughter Lily Schlesinger, as well as numerous nieces and nephews that he loved like his own son.
Byron was predeceased by his parents, Eldon B. Martin (on February 21, 2004) and Donna Belle Martin (on February 22, 2009) as well as most of his beloved aunts and uncles on both sides of the family. He was also predeceased by his father-in-law Frank Duncan and brother-in-law, Hubert W. Duncan.
A Requiem Mass for Byron will take place on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 11:00 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church located at 5620 South Hickory Court, Littleton, Colorado 80120. Internment will take place at approximately 1:00 p.m. at Olinger’s Chapel Hill Cemetery located at 6601 South Colorado Boulevard, Centennial, CO 80121. Phone 303-771-3961.
Although Byron loved greenery and flowers, he loved working at ARC as a truck driver as his second career. Last fall he was able to participate at their Born to be ME gala. Although the truck drivers who worked the gala were provided with a T-shirt that said tuxedo, Byron really wanted to wear a tux, so he went shopping at ARC and made sure he attended the gala in typical Byron-fashion. If you would like to send a donation, please either mail your check to ARC Corporate Offices, 12345 W. Alameda Parkway, Suite 111, Lakewood, CO 80228 or go to their website at https://www.arcthrift.com/donations, and click “Donate Now” and please indicate this is in memory of Byron Martin
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