Richard Joel Martinez

A visitation for Richard will be held Monday, January 30,2023 from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel, 5100 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77022. A rosary will occur Monday, January 30,2023 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM, 5100 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77022. A funeral service will occur Tuesday, January 31,2023 from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, 5100 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77022. A committal service will occur Tuesday, January 31,2023 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, 13102 North Fwy, Houston, TX 77060.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.funerariadelangelhoustonN.com for the Martinez family.

Richard ("Woo") Martinez was born on May 24, 1988, to his parents, Ricky Ortega and Christine Martinez at Jefferson Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was raised in the north side of Houston. Richard graduated from Sam Houston High School on August 18, 2007. Left to cherish Woo's memory along with his parents are his four siblings, Raymond Martinez, Daniel Ortega, Belinda Gomez, and Ricky Gomez. He also leaves behind five nephews and three nieces his uncles, aunts, and numerous cousins.

As a little boy, Richard thought he was a "muscle man". He always thought he was so tough. Richard was the protector of his family any time that his mother would call he would drop everything and get home to make sure everything was ok.

Richard had a beautiful personality. He loved music, food and dancing. He loved hanging out with his friends and family and seeing people happy made him happy. For anyone that knew Richard, knew he had his famous sayings: "Razzle Dazzle", "Well, act like it", "I'm a poet and didn't know it", "It's going down right here right now", "Ola Como Estas" and lastly "Thank you very muncho".

Richard was always ready for a good party dressed to impress in his customary Stacy Adams, fresh pressed clothes, and the ever-ready alarm on his phone to make a last-minute beer run before the stores stopped selling. Richard (Woo) was such a good-hearted person, he always thought of everybody. Bein the people person that he was if you didn't know, Woo when he got there you knew him by the time he left.

Woo will be loved and missed by so many people. His legacy will be his sense of humor, incredible wit and famous one liner sayings that only Woo could say and make his own. Richard "Woo" Martinez was truly one of a kind and God broke the mold when he made him.