Obituary of Jean Martin

Jean Martin August 06, 1932 - June 09, 2011 Norma Jean Martin, known to her family and friends as Jean, passed away peacefully while surrounded by family on June, 9 2011. Jean was born on August 06, 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated Salutatorian from Sacred Heart School. Jean was a beautiful woman, always “dressed to the nines,” and loved to dance. She caught the eye of a dashing Carl Henry Martin, and they jitterbugged their way down the altar and into marriage in 1959. She spent the next 52 years of her life in La Porte as a giving wife, mother and friend to all that were blessed to have known her. She was also an avid sports fan and loved to play cards. Jean is reunited in death with her son Michael; her mother Marie Rehmert; a host of other relatives and friends; and her beloved dog and soulmate Brutus. She is survived by daughters Linda Nelson Parker, and Karen Martin Harris and husband David, grandchildren Jerry Parker V, Jennifer Andrau Shpilsky and husband Steve, and Lauren Bohlmann; great-grandchild Benjamin Shpilsky; sister Mary Agnes Brister and husband Bryan, nephew Jeffrey Quinn; and her four-legged son Frodo. She will be missed dearly by all. Memorial Service to be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Paul U. Lee Funeral Home, 201 South 3rd Street, La Porte, Texas.