Obituary of Ivan P Martinez

Obituary IVAN P. MARTINEZ WAS BORN ON OCTOBER 8, 1953; IN CAMDEN, NJ. HE WAS THE BELOVED SON OF JOSE RODRIGUEZ AND THE LATE AIDA COLON; WHO PASSED AWAY ON MARCH 9, 2021 AT HIS HOME. ALTHOUGH IVAN WAS NEVER MARRIED, HE HAD SIX CHILDREN WHOM HE LOVED VERY MUCH. IVAN WAS A KIND, THOUGHTFUL, COMPASSIONATE, GENEROUS PERSON WHO LOVED HIS FAMILY WITH ALL HIS HEART. HE WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT POETRY AND HISTORY. HE LOVED SMILING, JOKING AROUND, DANCING, AND TELLING GREAT STORIES. HE ALSO ENJOYED PLAYING DOMINOES AT FAMILY FUNCTIONS. IVAN LIVED IN CAMDEN, NJ THROUGHOUT HIS CHILDHOOD AND ATTENDED CAMDEN CITY SCHOOLS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS SIBLINGS: JOAQUIN RODRIGUEZ, IRIS ACEVEDO, RAQUEL MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH RODRIGUEZ, JOSE RODRIGUEZ, YOLANDA BALBUENA, ROSITA GOMEZ, ADELA CLARKE, RIGOBERTO MARTINEZ, TERRY-LYNN COLON, MARNNIE LUGO, JABIEL COLON, GLORIA COLON, LEON COLEMAN AND THE LATE JUNIOR, CARLOS AND TWINS. IVAN IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS SIX CHILDREN: IVAN P. MARTINEZ JR., REGINA LLOYD- MARTINEZ, MARCUS MARTINEZ, JASON MARTINEZ, DANIEL MARTINEZ, AND JACQUELINE AFFINITO-MARTINEZ. IVAN LEAVES BEHIND THIRTEEN GRANDCHILDREN AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN. HE ALSO LEAVES A HOST OF MANY DEAR NIECES, NEPHEWS, AUNTS, UNCLES AND COUSINS. HIS FAVORITE BIBLE VERSES WERE PSALM 91. .