Martiniano Valencia

Mr. Martiniano Valencia, 80 passed away on January 30, 2018. Mr. Valencia was from Chama, New Mexico. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him. Martiniano (Marty) Adonis Valencia, 80 survived by his wife Josephine, his brother Joe and sisters Senphoda and Erminia. His children Marty, Lodia, Michael (Paolina), Trisha Beck (Marshall), Sandy Gotts, (Tom). He has 12 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Marty was born July 1937 to Margarito and Elias Valencia in Chama NM. They moved to Wattenburg, Co when he was a child. He retired from the City and Country of Denver In 1998 and moved back to Chama where he served as Mayor as well as the Chama City Council for years. Marty was an avid fisherman and loved to travel. He gave his best to his family, God & served his community with all his heart & was loved by so many. A Celebration of Life is planned for Marty in the village of Chama NM this coming Spring. For further information contact the family at mb1964@comcast.net In lieu of flowers the family would request donations to the Alzheimer's Foundation at alzfdn.org