Adonario, “Eddie” Martinez was born January 2, 1942 to Fermin and Josephine Benevidez Martinez in Sanford, Colorado. Surrounded by his family, he peacefully entered the gates of heaven November 25th, 2025 at the age of 83. He was a long-term resident of Rock Springs but also lived in Colorado, Utah and Arizona.

Adonario met his lovely bride, Pearl Perez in Salt Lake City. They met after he asked her to dance. They’ve been dancing ever since. They married November 26th, 1966. They were just shy of their 59th wedding Anniversary. Adonario isn’t easy to pronounce so Addie became his nickname. Pearl decided she didn’t like that for a male name, so everyone began calling him Eddie. He attended school in Utah and went on to start his career. Eddie was a weekend warrior for the Army Reserve. He

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