John Francis "Jack" Martin

I miss Jack so much. I knew him from college, and we both lived in Springfield. Paqui was his gift to me. She was truly my soul sister, and Jack the brother I never had, but the brother of my heart and soul, at times my protector. And he also gave me and my kids cousins of the heart, John, Carolyn, and Jeff (my Godson).

Jack and Paqui have left a void in my life which can never be truly filled. But the love and joy Jack brought into my life, the genuine caring, for me, for my kids,...