My papa, my rock, my biggest fan… you were always there cheering me on with whatever sport I was playing: baseball, basketball, volleyball, softball.. driving me to tournaments… and then picking me up late once I was able to go out and have fun of my own… I want to say thank you for all the memories, all your crazy stories, thank you for showing me what love means, what family means… thank you most of all for being there fir my baby boy. I hope and I pray that he will be as good of a man as you. Thank you for always being there for everyone, no matter what! You never, NEVER let me down. If you said you said you were going to do something, well it got done.. 
YOU always made things happen, ALWAYS made sure we all were safe and taken care of… Thank you for being the best papa in the world, the best man in the world.. the best example of what a man should be.. 
i love you papa. I miss you more and more everyday. 

Frank, we'll always be dancing! You were the only one that could keep up with me. Keep on dancing with the angels. ❤️

Grandpa was such an amazing person! If you ever needed help with anything he was there to help. I have a known history of breaking cars in some way or another, and whenever I had a flat tire he was there to help me out. Whether I was parked safely or stranded just off the freeway, he came out to change my tire for me, that's just how he was. He also loved his grandkids very much, when ever I dropped off the kids his face would light up as he greeted them. He was truly a great and loving man, heaven gained an awesome angel. 

Have a lot of memories of Frank growing up and at our house on 4th of July when the kids were young  One year my sister-in-law and brother-in-law Debbie and Keith had a Halloween party Frank & Alex joined us and Frank won first place for his two headed monster Rest in peace brother give mom a big kiss and hug for me ❤️🙏🏼

I love this picture. My dad loved James Brown. My dad loved to dance. Since his idol was James Brown who danced like no other, my dad would dance and do the splits like James Brown. He was good. When I was young we'd go to parties and when you started hearing people yelling and cheering him on, you knew what he was doing. He was doing what he did best, dancing and making the best memories for me. So when the chance to see James Brown Live in concert came up, we went. We had the best time and this picture shows how much fun it was. It was the first and only time my dad seen James Brown in concert.

Papa was a great man, he was always there by my side. Every-time I was hurt, he was always there to cheer me up. Whenever I had ever any type of football game, he was always there.
My favorite memory is he would always play with me outside, take me to the bike park, or wherever I wanted just to have fun. 
My papa always showed me to be there for our family and to always make sure I take care of my mom.
I promise papa to be a good boy and take care of the family. I promise to be the man of the house. I love you and miss you buddy. My best friend forever.

My dad was so awesome ,he was always there for us., and everyone he loved and cared for . He was the type of man that would help a stranger who needed help.       I remember one camping trip , my dad wanted to show me this waterfall. So we went on this hike it was my dad, me and Kens nephew. We had to climb up the side of a mountain. We were climbing and my foot slipped and I fell.  My dad slid down on his butt to get to me. I ended up with scrapes and bruises.  And my dad had scrapes on his butt.  That was the dad he was always there for us by our side loving us making sure we were safe.  We love him and going to miss him  ❤❤😢😢💋💋

My dad was so awesome he was always there for all of us. I remember climbing aside of a mountain with him and Kens  nephew  we started racing up the mountain to get to the top to get ro the waterfall. My foot slipped and I fell my dad stood by me the whole way. I just had scrapes and bruises  and my dad had scrapes on his butt because he slid down to get to me. But thats how much my dad loved his family. , And That's how much we Love him and how much we miss and going to miss him❤❤😢💔💋💋

I came into this family officially 10-29-1988, I was only the 3rd white member of this family that I know  (the son-in-law Jeff LOL!). In those days it was Uncle Dave (Tencia's Husband), Aunt Cheryl Joe's Wife) & Myself! It took a long time to become accepted in my new Family and if not for Frank might not have ever happened! He was always my friend and partner from the beginning ( unless I ran out of beer LOL!) All joke's aside Frank NEVER turned ANYONE away who needed his help, NEVER! He was there for EVERY MEMBER of this Family who asked for help WITHOUT EXCEPTION, until he took his last breath! I am HONORED to call myself his SON-IN LAW! Until we meet again my Friend Rest in Peace I got this!

My dad was my hero growing up. He took care of me, and when my sister came around he took care of both of us.  He'd pick us up from school and then we always went to grandma Solia's.   He cleaned her yard and I hung out with my aunt Lisa. He showed me that family takes care of family and all the time spent at my grandma's with my dad are memories I hold close to my heart 💜😢

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Frank Rios Martinez

April 10, 1947 – November 18, 2021

Lisle Funeral Home

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