James Allen Martin

JIM (JAMES) MARTIN

 On November 11, 2019, Veteran’s Day, the Martin Family lost their beloved husband, father, and grandfather, JIM (JAMES) MARTIN.

Jim was a retired Navy Vietnam Veteran.  He retired from the Los Alamos National Lab as a tire shop foreman, and retired from Santa Fe Public Schools as a bus driver of bus #51.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Virginia MacDowell; brothers, Sam and Bill Martin; and in-laws, Ellen & Dilman Lyon.  Jim is survived by his loving wife of 59 years, Dorothy Martin; his children Chris, Robert, and Patty (Tom); grandchildren T.J., Josh (fiancée Reannon) Jim (special friend Maria); great grandchildren Elijah, Serena and Luciano.  Also surviving are his sisters, Donna Fowler (Dennis) of Irving, TX, Mary Nance of Dale, TX, and Shirley Martin of Rio Rancho, NM; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Services will be conducted at 10:00 am Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Calvary Baptist Church, 1313 Apache Avenue in Santa Fe.  Interment with full military honors is scheduled for 3:00 pm Tuesday, November 19, 2019 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery.