Please someone contact my mom Guadalupe Martinez she wants to get in touch with her dads side of the family … also I send my condolences to my great uncle 

Dad,
Its been 2 years since our Lord Jesus Christ called you home!!! I miss you everyday!! The only thing that makes me feel better is knowing that you are in Heaven watching over and taking care of us all!!! Sending you a huge bear hug to you Dad!!! Lo quiero mucho!!! 

Dad,
Its been 2 years since our God called you home. They say with time it gets easier and that may be true!! Everyday is hard going thru life knowing that you are no longer here. I still remember our last conversation we had which was the last time I heard your voice! 🥺 Now I wish I could have kept the conversation going!! Time will never heal this wound in my heart — a part of me is gone from the moment we lost you!! The one thing that consoles me is knowing that you are my Angel in Heaven watching over me and all your family!! I love and miss you everyday!!! Rest in Love Dad!! Le mando un beso y un fuerte abrazo!!! Love you mucho!!!

I don’t have a whole lot of pictures of us together dad but the ones I do have I hold dear. But more important are the conversations we had and the advice and lessons that were given!  Thanks for always being there for those important moments in my life!  Not a day goes by where I don’t think about you.  You will always be present in my heart!  Rest In Peace dad

I cannot believe that it has been two years since God called you home dad! Every day is rough having to live knowing that you are no longer here but on this day it makes it a lot harder! I still remember my last “I love you” that I said to you and your voice and smile on that day! If I had known it was going to be my last call to you I would of made it last longer! Reliving this day brings back every detail vividly from the day before to when I got that one phone call from Efren! I hate not having you here dad but I have come to understand that it was time for you to be with our Lord Jesus Christ! Time does not heal this wound but it has made It to where I live with you not being here in a different way! We will always love and miss you dad! Take care of us from Heaven above! It comforts me to know that you are with Rudy and our God! I love you y un fuerte abrazo desde aqui!

This has been the hardest year of my life!  Not being able to call u and hear your voice is something that I can’t get used too.  Dad, your grandkids—Jacob to be exact—is in that age where he asks about his grandpa....my memories of you are is how they will know u!   Dad, thanks for loving me!  I love and miss u dearly

Dad
It has been one whole year today since I lost you! I can remember every detail of what I was doing up until the time I received that horrible call from Efren! I lost it and have not been the same. I made some changes in my life that you would have been proud of but there is no joy in them since you are not here to celebrate with. I miss our talks and your guidance and just all the conversations that we used to have! Sometimes we talked about silly stuff and sometimes we had very serious talks! I miss you dad and I don’t get used to you being gone! I ask God to please never let me forget your face or the sound of your voice. You are alive within me dad and until we meet again, this void I feel will forever remain open!

How I miss you dad!! Until we meet again... ❤️ 

Grandpa, 
I still haven’t came to terms that you’re actually gone, the family isn’t complete without you!  I’m sorry I didn’t speak to you as often as I should have, but when we did speak you were always giving me the best advice and some of your life stories that I won’t ever forget. You were the strongest, most hardworking and most loving man and father on this Earth! No one could EVER fill your shoes grandpa. I hate that I didn’t get to say goodbye to you and that I won’t be seeing you come to Arkansas anymore, but I know you’re watching over our family and you’re in a better place with your Mom and brothers you would always talk about. I know we didn’t talk everyday but I know that you loved me and I love you grandpa. Until we meet again.   Love you always- Val ♥️

Our deepest condolences to the Martínez Family. 
We met Efren 29 years ago and will always remember him as a very friendly, talkative and respectful man. 
I will remember him every time I make his favorite peanut brittle that he called “pipitorias” and looked forward to every Christmas. 
Efren and Federico both served in Vietnam and Efren gifted Federico a Vietnam Veteran cap. Federico proudly wears his Vietnam Veteran cap and now holds special meaning knowing Efren gave it to him. 
These are only a few of the many fond memories we have of Efren. 
May you Rest In Peace Efren. 

Federico and Carmen  

this is when we left elp to go back to school/work

We sat down for a family dinner the other day and I was the last one to finish eating. That’s when I realized how much I am going to miss you. You and I were always the last ones eating at the table. And we would say it was because we knew how to savor our food. I called you “Don Terri” because we would kid that you were property of “Dona Terri”. But the truth is you were THE man of your family. Everyone was proud to call you my dad or my grandpa. And I was proud to call you my father in law. Thank you for raising my husband to also be a real man of family like you. And thank you most of all always for always making me feel loved, welcomed, and special in your home -  just like a loving dad would. 



   Grandpa, it comes to me as a shock as it does for everyone else, I miss visiting you and Grandma. Knowing your not here anymore hurts like no other pain before. 
   As I enter your house my usual greeting/routine would be, “DOÑA TERRI!!! Hi grandma how are you?” Follow up by making my way to your room and knocking on the door to your room.. “Que paso grandpa! Whatcha watching on T.V today?” “Hey que paso Mijo! What are you doing here?”  While both of us are watching tv— usually golf, baseball, football or an old western movie, we’d be having our conversation and catching up on each other. I deeply cherished the little moments with you! You will and you still are deeply loved and missed! 
   And to my deepest of  sorrow and the rest of the Martinez family, my condolences to everyone of you affected. Love you grandpa! May you live a long and everlasting life! God Bless you.

“Mija you know I’m just a love-able guy” 
Indeed  you were a love-able guy.  You were genuine, with a beautiful personality. When I met you and heard your deep powerful voice, I was a bit taken back until you hugged me you were just like a teddy bear.  You were so easy to talk to and always willing to give advice. I introduced you to my family and you could hold a conversation with anyone for hours getting to know each other and sharing stories. You and I  joked around a lot and your smile lit up a room. The other day I hoped for you to come out and see that smile of yours...I miss it.
 “Si es cierto Efren” you are truly missed. 

Maribel

I remember it like it was yesterday, me and grandpa were playing a golf tournament at painted dunes golf course. We were sitting together in the golf cart and he was telling me stories and I was just listening and the more I spent time with him the more I got to know him and what he did. He told me funny stories and stories I never knew about him but it was just a pure day, I will never forget that day.
Grandpa was good at golf and through our love of golf we got closer.  Love you and miss you grandpa. 

Celebrating his birthday!! I miss you, dad!

Dear Grandpa
I wanna start off by saying that I was lucky to have had you as my Grandpa, I couldn’t have asked for a better man. It’s going to be so hard to live my life not having you around. I’ll have to adjust to not hearing you give me advice on anything and everything, you joking around with me, and us talking about football and cars. I know you’re in a better place now and I know you’re up there having fun playing golf. I’ll miss seeing you and hearing you laugh grandpa. I’ll miss being able to ask you for life advice and playing dominos with you on Christmas. I wish I will become half the man you were. God has earned the most hardworking man he’s ever created. Love you and take care of us all from above. 

I don’t know where to begin  ... you were more than just my gampa —you were my father figure. It feels like only yesterday I was a kid asking you to make me a paper airplane. I’m going to miss watching tv with you , your jokes , listening to your stories, and simply just talking to you and you knew I could and would talk to you all day.  You , grandma, and I were like the three musketeers. It’s not going be the same without you , we’re all going to miss you but most importantly we all love you gampa. 
-  Chango 

In 2004 when I was a Senior in High School, my sister “Claudia Martinez” and I conducted an extensive research on the genealogy of the Martinez Family.  My Father “Arnulfo Martinez” always had the curiosity of meeting His blood family.  After becoming Private Investigators, my Sister and I made contact with one of our grandfather’s brother “Efren Martinez”.  We advised Tio Efren that we were Martin Martinez’s grandchildren and wanted to surprise our Father Arnulfo Martinez with a reunion to the Martinez Family.  Without hesitation, Tio Efren became available and surprised Arnulfo Martinez with an unexpected visitation!  I will never forget the first time my Father met His blood  uncle “Efren Martinez”!  I too had always been curious to know who I was and where I came from...  Gracias a Mi Tio Efren, tuve el privilegio de saber la historia de la Familia Martinez...  Gracias Tío Efren, lo queremos mucho y lo vamos a extrañar!  Until we meet again...

Sobrino Ángel Martinez, 

Efren,

Words cannot express the sorrow I feel for your untimely death. I remember clearly when I met you 14 years ago at Ascarate. You, Beto,  Lencho, and a few others welcomed me with open arms.  I will forever be thankful for all the great memories. Because of golf, a great friendship was developed, we had good times as well as bad times, let's focus on all the great memories. I can still remember how proud you were when you talked about  your daughters and you Law Enforcement sons, you were very proud of your family. I pray that our Lord and Savior welcomes you into his Kingdom. As well, I hope God gives all your loved ones faith and strength to accept his will. Difficult times as these require that we lean on each other as we try and move forward until we meet again in Heaven.  Maybe then we can have a shot of Tequila as we often did at Ascarate.

Blessings,

Your Friend,

Matias Garza

Querida Tía Teresa y Querid@s Prim@s

" MI MÁS SENTIDO PÉSAME, DIOS LES DE LA SABIDURÍA Y LA PAZ EN SUS CORAZONES QUÉ EN ESTOS MOMENTOS NECESITAN, DIOS CON USTEDES". 

Padre mio, 
In life I loved you dearly, in death I love you still. In my heart you hold a place dad that no one will ever fill.  I hurts me so much that I have lost you. You didn’t go alone dad, part of me went with you.  Gracias por todo su amor!! I’m so proud to be your daughter.  Through my kids I will continue to see the love you had for me.  We will be together again, until then all the hugs and kisses I give to my mom, kids brothers and sisters ; I know you will feel in heaven and it will be like we never parted dad. 

Mi más sincero pésame a la Famila Martinez
En estos momentos no hay palabras de resignación ni de consuelo xq se fue alguien muy importante es sus vidas....ahora el será su ángel desde arriba.  Que Diosito lo reciba con mucho amor
Attn
Osbaldo Gomez 

Where shall I start dad? There’s no words to express what and how I felt about you.  We had our disagreements, but in the end, I still respected and loved you. I always looked up to you. You were and will always be my HERO. Things will not be the same around here now that you’ve left to a better place. All we can do is remember you for WHO and WHAT you meant to all of us. Thank you for being the way you were with us. LOVE you dad and I will miss you so much. 

Lovely memories with my uncle efren.i will always miss him but never forget and will always remember him.

My father My hero!!! A true Angel that was called to Heaven to watch over all his children and grandchildren!!! Dad I will always cherish you in my heart and will remember you forever!!! You are a true inspiration to me!!! Words can never express how much I love you and will never forget you!!!! Rest in Love Dad!!!

Heaven was in need of an angel and it was decided that my dad was the chosen one.  I cant imagine my life without you but i believe that u will forever live in my heart.   It breaks my heart that i couldnt say goodbye or hug and kiss u before u left us!  U are my hero and i thank God that i was your daughter!  Lo amo con todo mi corazon 

Hey grandpa. I just want you to know I love you so much!! You were the best grandpa ever andyou were such a great role model! I will never forget the great memories we had together! Im just glad you are in a way better place now and that you will forever look down at us and protect us! Grandpa you were like a second dad to me and i loved and still love you very much! I will never forget on my birthdays how you would grill outside and we had a small family gathering and those were the best times in the world!! Grandpa just know that I love you foreverrrrr everrr everrrr amen❤️

My wonderful dad!! God above knows how much I love you and how much it hurts to know that you are no longer here with me!! I will miss our talks and our daily conversations!! You are my hero and I can’t imagine you no longer here!! Heaven has an angel and as an angel I know that you will be my guardian!! I don’t have you here but you will forever live in my heart!!
I LOVE YOU DAD!!!

OBITUARY

Efren M. Martinez

June 18, 1945 – March 31, 2020

Funeraria Del Angel Crestview

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