Ronaldo A. Martinez

“I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun, of happy memories that I leave when life is done.” Ronaldo Adolph “Fito” Martinez, our beloved angel from heaven, died Friday, May 18, 2007 at Heritage Park Care Center in Roy. Adolph’s adventure began May 11, 1956 in Ogden, to Arturo Martinez and Ramona Lilly Martinez Smith. He attended Canyon View School in Ogden. Adolph led life with a smile, making friends wherever he went. There are many of us who will never forget the Three Musketeers – Adolph, Tyron Goodwin (deceased), and Steve Rees. He loved music and dancing, especially impersonating his hero Elvis. He was involved with the Special Olympics earning medals in swimming. He was an Eagle Scout thanks to the great leaders from Troop 2 in South Ogden. He was a smiling presence at Rita’s Pizzeria, helping to fold boxes and greet customers. Adolph is survived by his sisters, Rita Child and Rosie Martinez (Norman) Eckert, his brother Art (Sydney) Martinez, and many nieces, nephews, friends and family. He will be greeted in Heaven by his father Arturo, mother Ramona, and his stepfather Evan Smith. Thank you to Heritage Park Care Center and wonderful people in Wing B, Hospice, Enable Industries, Smith’s Food King, and the South Ogden Special Needs Mutual. Funeral Mass will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 514 – 24th Street. Friends may call at Lindquist’s Ogden Mortuary, 3408 Washington Blvd., on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Cremation under the direction of Lindquist’s Crematory. Email condolences to the family at www.lindquistmortuary.com /stop