Jack Howard Martinelli

Born December 29th, 1957 in Houston, TX to Shirley and Melvin Martinelli. He was a Machinist by trade and an auto mechanic at heart. Jack was a hard worker and enjoyed spending time outdoors with his family and friends when ever he could. As a true auto aficionado, he had a passion for rebuilding classic cars as well as race cars; if you needed to know anything about cars, he was the one to go to.

He graduated from MacArthur High School in 1977 and Lone Star College in 1997, majoring in Computer Aided Drafting.

Jack was preceded in death by his parents Shirley and Melvin Martinelli. He is survived by: wife Sandy Knarr-Martinelli, children Stephanie and Jason Martinelli, stepdaughter Deborah Bolin, grand children Erica Bomar and Cali Smith, brother Micky Martinelli and wife Robin, sisters Terri Burleson and Kim Martinelli, as well as numerous nieces and nephews, extended family, and friends.