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Rudolph Martinez Obituary
He is preceded in death by his parents Rodolfo and Inez O. Martinez and his brother Roland Martinez.
Rudy is survived by his beloved wife of 24 years Maria Cristina Martinez, sister-in-law Nickie Martinez (Roland), and nieces Linda Pierre, Dina Santos, and Jan L. Soliman(Aris). He is also survived by his father-in-law Gregorio Gonzalez (Leonarda B.), brothers-in-law Ciro (Diana T.), Cesar (Nelda G.), Javier (Melba R.), and sister-in-law Marta G. Garza (Alberto) and numerous nephews and nieces.
Mr. Martinez was born and raised in Corpus Christi. Upon graduation, he served in the U.S Army. He then returned to attend Delmar College, continued at the University of Oklahoma then to the University of Corpus Christi where he later obtained his Master's Degree in Music from Texas A & I University while attending college he played saxophone and toured with popular Tejano bands such as Isidro Lopez, Oscar Martinez, and others.
Mr. Martinez came to Rio Grande City in 1979 where he taught music for 24 years until his retirement.
Visitation will be held at Sanchez Funeral Home on, May 5th from 4 to 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be on Friday, May 6th at 10:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in RGC, followed by burial at Roma City Cemetery.
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Becky Vela Rodriguez
May 6, 2022
My sincere condolences to his family. Mr. Martinez was one of my Band Directors and we learned so much from him. He was a role model and great mentor. Rest in Peace.
Merardo & Guadalupe Banda
May 5, 2022
Our most sincere condolences to his wife &family. Rudy and I worked for many years at GMS, He was always a loyal and dedicated teacher to his students, colleagues and employer.A thousand attributes could not be enough to describe his humanity to others.RIP RUDY.
Sergio Garcia
May 3, 2022
My sincerest condolences to the family. May he Rest In Peace.
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