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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 16-19, 2019 A-7 The Park Record Obituaries Thomas Armand Martinez October 29, 1949 – November 5, 2019 On Nov. 5, 2019, we lost our beloved father, husband, brother, son, grandfather, and friend, Thomas Armand Martinez. Born in San Diego in 1949, Tommy discovered a love of surfing early in life. He was University High School’s Class of 1967 valedictorian, and he went on to attend Dartmouth College for one year, where, among other things, he learned to downhill ski. He transferred to Stanford University, where he completed a BS in civil engineering and a master’s in construction management. A lifelong lover of music, he attended many concerts in California in his college years, later regaling his children with stories of seeing such artists as James Brown, Janice Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix at venues like the Fillmore West. After graduate school, Tommy moved back to San Diego, where he started working in the construction business, and met and married Emily Sue Allen, to whom he remained married until his death. Together they had three daughters, though Tom often said he wanted four. Early in their marriage, Emily and Tommy lived in Guayaquil, Ecuador, and they traveled around the region, including a visit to the Galapagos Islands with their infant daughter. In 1985, Tom launched a new business, Plateau Electrical Constructors, in Salt Lake City, and he and his family moved to Park City, where they lived for 11 years. They were active members of Thomas Armand Martinez Saint Mary’s Catholic Parish – Tommy was a frequent participant in “skier’s mass” on Sunday evenings. In 1996, he moved his business to Seattle, and the family settled on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Tommy’s adventures are too numerous to list but a few highlights include: many powder days at Snowbird, sailing the Baja Ha-Ha, summiting Mount Shasta, climbing volcanos in Mexico, sailing from New Zealand to Tahiti, surfing breaks all over California, Mexico, and Hawaii, traversing the Grand Canyon with his eldest daughter, floating the Colorado River with his middle daughter, exploring the Everglades with his youngest daughter, completing England’s Coast to Coast Walk, hiking the Tour du Mont Blanc, and many long treks in some of his favorite mountain HUD Certified ranges including the Wind Rivers, Sawtooths, Olympics, Cascades, Uintas, Alps, and especially his beloved Sierra Nevadas. He and Emily were living aboard their sailboat, Girl Four, when he began exhibiting symptoms of what was ultimately diagnosed as Lewy Body Dementia. He got his wish for four girls when his second, third and fourth granddaughters were born in late summer 2019. He met his newest granddaughters at his 70th birthday party, the week before he died. Tommy will be greeted on the other side by his mother Katharine Tulloch Martinez and nephew Evan Robertson. He leaves behind his devoted wife Emily, daughters Maile, Alana, and Kela, sons-inlaw Mike, Ben, and Andrew, granddaughters Luz, Mercedes, Soledad, and Una, sister Linda, brother Mark, brotherin-law Marc, sister-in-law Elvie, father Marty, many loving nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends from the Park City, Bainbridge Island, and sailing communities. Tommy and his family support the Alzheimer’s Foundation, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and the Surfrider Foundation, and we encourage donations to these causes in his memory. Celebrations of Tommy’s life will be held in San Diego and the Seattle area. His family invites you to remember Tommy with every epic hike, ski run, & wave. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER WORKSHOPS Interested in owning a home, but don't know where to begin? Join Park City Municipal Corporation and Habitat for Humanity of Summit and Wasatch Counties for a free workshop, required for first-time homebuyers purchasing through Park City Municipal and Habitat for Humanity. The HUD (Housing and Urban Development) certification program is a sixhour course designed to help first-time homebuyers prepare for homeownership. Attendance is required for the entire six hours. Participants will receive a certificate upon completion. Traducción en español estará disponible. *It is required that you register for this class in advance. Register via email: programs@habitat-utah.org or by calling 435.658.1400, x1006 Saturday, November 23 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Mountainlands Community Housing Trust (1960 Sidewinder Drive, Suite 106) *Space is limited to the first 25 registrants. Breakfast and lunch provided. Wednesday, December 11 and Thursday, December 12 5:30-8:30 p.m. Blair Education Center at Park City Hospital, Room 1-A (900 Round Valley Drive) Attendance at both sessions is required. Donald (Donny) Harold Wright *Space is limited to the first 35 registrants. May 10, 1955 – October 1, 2019 Dinner provided. Mr. Donald (Donny) Harold Wright, age 64, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019, at Atrium Health Hospital in Monroe, North Carolina, from congestive heart failure. Donny (a triplet) was born May 10, 1955 in Stanly County, North Carolina to Frances and the late John B. Wright. He graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1978 and has remained a loyal Tar Heels fan. After college he worked for Eastern Airlines before moving to Park City and working for Deer Valley Ski Resort. Later, Donny owned and operated Husky Pool and Spa and lived in Park City for over 30 years, where he met his partner of 28 years, Cathy Downs, and her daughter Carrie, whom he loved dearly. He embraced becoming Carrie’s Daddy and became a strong advocate for people with disabilities. Donny loved working the Special Olympics Ski Program and with the Palisades Pals group who provided camping and recreational opportunities for persons of all ages with special needs. Donny always had Siberian Husky dogs by his side in Utah and they went everywhere with him. He completed his world by Society, which provides education and support for families and professionals for those with Cri du Chat Syndrome at FivePMinus.org. Donald (Donny) Harold Wright raising and loving Husky puppies and, as a “dog whisperer” because of his special bond with Huskies, and all dogs/animals. He also loved to do the “hunt” each year (especially for elk) and guided many hunting groups. Donny returned to North Carolina in 2012 to lovingly care for his mother, Frances, and reconnect with old friends... He will be remembered for his zest of life, always ready for adventure and his kind and loving heart. 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