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Violet Elizabeth Martinez, age 4, of Houston, Texas passed on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Houston, Texas. Violet was born April 6, 2021, in Webster, Texas.
She is preceded in death by her great grandparents Samuel and Rose Martinez and great grandmother Olga Vargas.
She is survived by her mother Melanie Elizabeth Durant; father Silverio Martinez; big brother Maddox Elias Martinez; grandmothers Debbie Martinez and Soraida Martinez; grandfathers David Dillehay and Rafael Albarran; aunts Sandra Martinez-Shafaii and Selene Martinez; uncles Samuel Jonas Martinez, Rafael Albarran, Jr; Jorge Villagomez, Rami Shafaii, Brian Peeples and wife Rachael Peeples; cousins Evan and Dayna Villagomez, and Wednesday and Autumn Shafaii.
The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 11:00 to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in the chapel of Emken-Linton Funeral Home, 5100 Emmett F. Lowry Expressway, Texas City, Texas, with funeral services to follow at 1:00 p.m.
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