Louis J. Martinez

LT. Colonel Louis J. Martinez, US Army, Ret passed away July 27, 2014. Serving 26 years in the US Army, initially as a helicopter pilot and flight instructor, he then completed his Army service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Upon his military retirement he worked another 23 years for KBR and owned his own consulting firm. He was a proud graduate of West Virginia University and received his Master Degree from John Hopkins University. He was a member and fellow of The Society of American Military Engineers, Past President and member of the Cocoa Beach Daybreak Rotary Club and President of the Florida Chapter of the Design Build Institute of America and member of the Associated General Contractors of America. He is survived by his wife Julie, his mom Elizabeth Martinez, his children Angela (Glenn) Goral and Breann (John) Jones and 5 grandchildren; his brothers, Michael Martinez and Alan (Kim) Martinez and his sister, Heidi Babin. In lieu of flowers the family would request donations to the Society of American Military Engineers Education & Mentoring Fund. Please note ""In Memory of Lou Martinez"" on your donation. Donations can be mailed to SAME, 607 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 or you can visit their website at www.same.org You will find the donation link under the " About SAME" tab "Make a Donation". A memorial service will be held at 11:00AM Monday, August 4, 2014, at Suntree United Methodist Church in Melbourne, FL with burial service to be held Spring 2015 at Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors. You may sign Lou's guest book at www.beckmanwilliamson.com