Paula Gonzalez Martinez, 87, formerly of St. Thomas, died Sunday. Oct. 28, in Loganvi lle, Georgia.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. onThursday, Nov. 29, at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Thomas.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Hermenegildo "Gildo" Martinez. In 1944 they together opened their first grocery store, located in Kronprindsens Gade, where they served the people of the area for 12 years. In 1956 they moved the family to Contant 7B-15, where they operated Martinez Self-Service until 1980 when they retired and moved to their birthplace of Culebra, Puerto Rico. They lived there until Gildo passed away in 2005.
Paula relocated to Atlanta, Ga., where she lived with her daughter, Sonia M. Greaux, and son-in-law, Roland H. Greaux, until her passing.
She is survived by her sister, Virginia Gonzalez; children: Sonia M. Greaux, Luz A. Moron, Paula M. Buice and Gildo A. Martinez; sons-in law: Roland H. Greaux, Robert G. Moron and David C. Buice; daughter-in-law Constance D. Martinez; grandchildren: Ashlee Martinez, Roland H. Greaux II and his wife Amber Greaux, Melissa Greaux White, Robert G. Moron II and wife Noelle Moron, Christopher G. Moron, Andrea Buice Crockett and husband John H. Crockett; great-grandchildren Dylan H. White, Brayden H. White and Deven J. Moron; special sisters-in-law Amelia Barbosa and Ramonita Romero-Gonzalez; special nieces Noemi Gonzalez, Myrta G. Benet and Diana Gonzalez; and nephew Beno Gonzalez.
She is also survived by the Barbosa, Gonzalez and Carrillo families of St. Thomas, the Gonzalez family of Culebra and many other relatives and friends.
Services were held on Saturday, Nov. 10, at Nuestro Senora del Carmen Catholic Church in Culebra, Puerto Rico. The family will receive friends and relatives at the church at 10:30 a.m. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at the Culebra Municipal Cemetery. A memorial service will be held on St. Thomas at a latedate.
A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 29, at Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, St. Thomas.
In lieu of flowers, and in her memory, donations can be made to Clear Blue Sky, Inc., P.O. Box 778, St. Thomas, V.I. 00804, phone 340-774-9688. Clear Blue Sky, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides opportunities for people with mental illness to reach their full potential