Armando T. Martinez, 61, of Uvalde died on Oct. 10, 2016, at Life Care Hospital in San Antonio. A rosary was recited yesterday and will be recited again today at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary. A funeral mass will be held tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was born on Aug. 30, 1955, in Uvalde to Orfelinda Soto and Juan Armando Martinez. The family says he was a graduate of Uvalde High School and attended college to pursue his dream of working in the field of law enforcement. His career – which spanned more than 20 years – started with the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, where he worked for five years; he then served for the remainder of his career with the Uvalde Police Department. The family says he was loved and respected by many for his work; enjoyed playing golf and was an avid sports follower; and was a loving father, brother, husband, uncle and friend. According to the family, he always followed through with anything he started, even through his last days. He is survived by his father of Uvalde; his mother, of San Antonio; wife, Ruby Garza of Uvalde; one daughter, Sandra Guerra; and one son-in-law, Bryan Guerra, both of San Antonio; three stepdaughters, Viviana M. Garcia, Laura Garza, and Victoria R. Garcia, all of Uvalde; one stepson, Alfred Garza III; four sisters, Norma Sharp and partner, Victor Fuller, Bertha Ortiz and husband, Gabriel, and Lydia Delgado and husband, John, all of Angleton, and Cynthia Garza of Uvalde; five brothers, Juan A. Martinez Jr. and wife, Carol, Andy Martinez and wife, Susie, and Ruben Martinez and partner, Elva Ayala, all of Uvalde, Tony Martinez and wife, Monica, of Austin, and Miguel Reyes of San Antonio; and two grandchildren, Madison Marie Guerra and Bryson Lee Guerra. Martinez was preceded in death by his stepmother, Yolanda Martinez; two sisters, Racheal Taylor and Leticia Reyes; one brother, Rodolfo Reyes; one brother-in-law, Joe A. Garza; and paternal grandparents, Eva and Juan Martinez. Pallbearers will be Juan Martinez Jr., Ruben Martinez, Andy Martinez, Tony Martinez, Alfred Garza III, and Rudy Flores.
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