Juan Reynaldo Martinez

Juan Reynaldo Martinez

Juan Reynaldo Martinez, Age 75 died peacefully with his family by his side and covered in prayer, on April 4, 2022 after a long battle with lung cancer. He fought a tremendous fight since April 11 of 2018.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents Rafelita and Frank Flores. Parents John Emilio Martinez and Sophie Stella Martinez and his granddaughter Faith Justine Martinez.

He is survived and will be greatly missed by his wife Mary Elsie Martinez, children Juan Reynaldo Martinez Jr., Yvette Denise Medina (Gene), and Adrian Lee Martinez (Sonia); Siblings Lisa Samora (Effie), Jimmy Martinez (Maryjane), Betty Martinez (Joe) and Billy Martinez (Thorine); as well as numerous grand children, great grand children and several nieces and nephews.

Juan was born in Blanca, CO and grew up in Sheridan, CO with his parents and four siblings. He served in the United States Army for three years from May 1964 to May of 1967 with one year in Vietnam earning him the following service medals.

National Defense Service Medal

Vietnam Service Medal

Vietnam Campaign Medal

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and

Parachutist Badge

After his time in the service, he married his “pretty lady” Elsie in 1968. They were married for 54 years and had three children. He was a drywaller for the majority of his working career. He did much construction on friends and families homes and worked on many buildings throughout the Denver area. After retiring from construction, he worked for the City of Denver as a trash collector, graffiti remover, and then worked in maintenance doing snow removal and painting on the DIA runways.

In his retirement he loved spending time with his wife and going to yard sales and estate sales and fixing up their house. He did tremendous landscaping on their front and back yard and loved spending time outdoors enjoying his handiwork. He loved to read as much as he could until his eyes became weaker and he loved watching his favorite Westerns and the Walton’s in his favorite easy chair.

In his younger years, he enjoyed bowling, tennis and even softball. He never enjoyed dancing, but would appease his “pretty lady” and get out on the dance floor every once in a while. He did pretty good counting his steps, but would get a little messed up if you talked while dancing. So talking was never allowed while dancing.

He had the ability to enjoy the simple things in life. Good food. A good movie. Gospel hymns. His favorite recliner. A warm blanket. Sleeping in. And most of all sugar!

We will have a time to remember and honor his life on -

May 5, 2022

10:00 – 12:00

Olinger Crown Hill Mortuary

7777 W. 29th Ave.

Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

1:30 – Internment

Ft. Logan National Cemetery

3698 S. Sheridan Blvd.

Denver, CO 80235

2:30 – Reception

VFW Hall

2680 W. Hampden Ave.

Sheridan, CO 80110

, CO.

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