Maria L. Martinez Obituary
In loving memory of Maria L. Martinez of West Orange, New Jersey, who departed this world on September 12, 2024 at the age of 60. Maria leaves behind a legacy remembered by family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Maria farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Maria is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Loukas Golemates and Elenora Golemates; her husband Ralph Martinez; and her former spouse Lieutenant James Hoppes. She is survived by: her friends, Millie Gilyard and Sofia Tsakos.