Mario Dominguez Martinez

Mario Dominguez Martinez
March 29, 1944 – April 18, 2019

Mario D. Martinez, 75 passed away on April 18 of this year at his home in Corona California. He was born and raised in Del Rio, Texas, and was the son of Marcial B. and Oralia D. Martinez, also of Del Rio, Texas. Mario graduated from San Felipe High School, class of 1964 and will always be a "mustang" the school's mascot.

Mario Martinez attended Sull Ross University in Alpine, Texas where he received his B.S. degree in Biology. He is also a graduate of Commonwealth College of Sciences in Houston, Texas where he earned his licensure as a Medical Technician.
On June 28, 1969, in California, he married Elva Rosa Fuentes. They were married for fifty years and they remained in California up to the time of his passing.
Mario is survived by his wife Elva and 3 children, Maricela Gomez; Andrea Frausto and Mario Martinez, Jr. The three wonderful spouses, respectively, are Fernando Gomez; Miguel Angel Frausto and Magdalena Martinez. Mario was also very proud of his eight grand-children: Valeria, Natalia, Fernando, Jr., Manuel Gomez, Cynthia, Charles, Vincent, and Victoria Frausto.

Mario was an entrepreneur with many talents in different areas such as real estate and construction. He received his California real estate license in 1981. He had a natural ability for building, constructing, creating and used these great skills constantly to create beautiful, well-built structures and landscapes.
Mario also had a great talent for oil painting. His favorite theme was Western Art and he painted many beautiful scenes of the southwest which the family will cherish forever. Mario always kept his family entertained with his Texas-style barbecues and his first-class culinary talents. Even though he had many hobbies and interests his main priority was first and foremost his adored family and his wife whom he affectionately referred to as his "chula".

An additional impressive legacy is that Mario and his wife Elva were foster parents to a remarkable total of 56 young ladies over many years. These young ladies are now grown and have matured into wonderful women. They are very proud of their many foster daughters and their accomplishments. Mario always regarded his many families; brothers, nephews, nieces, cousins, aunts, and uncles with high esteem, pride and spoke eloquently of the history of his ancestors and the richness of their culture.