Lawrance (Lorenz) Romero Martinez

August 10, 1937 - December 17, 2017

TORRINGTON, WYOMING...........Mass of Christian Burial for LORENZ “LAWRENCE” MARTINEZ, 80, will be held at 2pm Thursday, December 21, 2017 at St Rose Catholic Church with Father Ray Moss officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Lawrence died December 17, 2017 at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Lawrence was born August 10, 1937 in Torrington, Wyoming the son of Preciliano and Antonia (Romero) Martinez. He grew up in Torrington and after school he joined the US Army in January of 1955. He was discharged in 1957 and returned to Torrington. He married Phyllis Martinez on March 13, 1957 and they lived in Torrington. He worked in the Goshen County area in construction, at the Sugar Factory and the power plant at Wheatland, Wyoming. Lawrence enjoyed fixing and selling old lawn mowers. He was a member of the Laborers Union in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Lawrence is survived by two daughters Kathy Martinez and Lorraine Herrera both of Torrington, Wyoming; a son Larry Martinez of Aurora, Colorado; a sister Helen Urvina of Yakima, Washington; seven grandchildren; thirteen great grandchildren; and one great-great grandson. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; three sisters; and one grandson.