Laurra A Martinez, 56, passed away unexpectedly on January 07, 2023, at Clovis Community Hospital. She was born on October 14, 1966, in Fresno, California to Connie Navarro and Andrew Saldana. Laurra graduated from McLane High School where she met and later married the love her life, David Martinez. Laurra and David were married over thirty years.
Laurra was a certified medical billing and coding specialist for Clovis Community hospital. In that position she was able to act on her desire to help people, which she accomplished by going out of her way to alleviate some of the challenges that come with being ill.
In the most recent years she delighted in spending time with her grandson, Mylo. Laurra was lovingly known as “Nani” by Mylo and her grandniece, Scarlett. She also enjoyed working on new arts and crafts every day and going shopping, as well as movie night with her family. Friends and family appreciated her quick-witted humor, her fierce determination, and her generous heart.
Laurra was preceded in death by her father, Andrew, and her older sister Corinne. He legacy of love of family and acceptance of people as they are will be carried on by her husband, David, her mother, Connie, and step father Philip Navarro, her daughter, Myranda and son-in-law Julian Galvan, her sister Lyssa (Tom) Padilla, her brother Andy (Catherine) Saldana, her step mother Magda Saldana, and nieces Samantha, Bryanna, Ashley, and Vanessa, her nephew Steven, as well as several other nieces and nephews.
A visitation for Laurra will be held Monday, February 6, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Whitehurst Sullivan Burns & Blair Funeral Home, 836 E. Nees Ave., Fresno, CA 93720. A Recitation of the Holy Rosary will occur Monday, February 6, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM, 836 E. Nees Ave., Fresno, CA 93720. A Mass of Christian burial will occur Tuesday, February 7, 2023 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, 5770 N. Maroa Ave., Fresno, CA 93704.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.whitehurstsullivan.com for the Martinez family.
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