Manuel Martinez Jr (age 71) passed away on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019, at home. He was born in Crystal City, TX on February 27th 1948. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Marine Corps. He served 2 1/2 tours in Vietnam. He was a Sergeant with the USMC. He is survived by his two children Daniel (Leighann) Martinez and Denise Martinez, five grand children Brianna, Sierra, Andrew, Raven and Dominic. He also leaves behind his siblings Juan C. Martinez, the late Domingo C. Martinez, Argentina (Richard) Camacho, Manuelita Martinez Goetterman, Lucia Martinez Vela, and many nieces and nephews.