Our beloved Lorenzo S. Martinez, age 87, resident of San Marcos, Texas was called by our Heavenly Father on Friday, February 19, 2021. He will reunite with his wife: Carmen Martinez; son: Lawrence Martinez; parents: Merejildo & Sirilda Martinez; brothers & sisters: Richard Martinez, Guadalupe Reyna and Esther Ruiz. If you ever walked into Casa de Don Lorenzo, you would always see him sitting at a little table on your left hand side. When asked how he was doing he would always reply, “Encantado de la vida!! Aqui andamos y no me quier ir … vamanos!” He was a hard working ambitious man with a lot of character, wit and patience. He fulfilled his dreams by opening his first restaurant L.S. Martinez Tortilla Factory on Alamo street , He then relocated to Thorpe Lane, After several years he relocated to Martin Luther King Drive where he opened J & L Mexican Restaurant after a decade, he sold his restaurant to his daughter, who named it Casa de Don Lorenzo, in honor of her father. He will be greatly missed … see you at the restaurant in the sky! Lorenzo Martinez leaves behind a daughter: Shirley Ann Martinez – DeLeon (Jesse) six beautiful granddaughters: Revay and Glenda DeLeon, Miranda, Debra, Marlow and Laura Martinez; He also leaves behind 17 great grandchildren; sisters: Ramona Boswell (Dean) and Elida Ornelas (Augustine); brother: Father Adam Martinez. DUE TO COVID-19 ... CERTAIN RULES STILL APPLY … (MASK & GLOVES WILL BE ENFORCED!!) Visitation will begin at 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 4, 2021 at Los Angeles Funeral Home … 300 Cheatham St. … San Marcos, TX. … The Recitation of Holy Rosary will begin at 7:00pm at St. John Catholic Church … 624 E. Hopkins … San Marcos, TX., … Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 5, 2021 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church … Interment will follow at Memory Lawn Memorial Park in Martindale, Texas. Serving as Pall Bearers: Raul Velasquez, Joe Wheeler, Gilberto Hurtado, Tommy Cuervas, Benjamin Sanchez and Benito Cisneros. Serving as Honorary Pall Bearer: Alex Rivas The family wishes to express a special and heartfelt thank you to Vita Hospice, Heidi, Cher, Luz and Sherri. Please visit losangelesfh.com to offer condolences and to send flowers.