When you speak with the family of Daniel Benito Martinez, you immediately feel the weight of a love that transcends the time he spent here on earth. Born in New Mexico on a November day in 1976, Daniel was a man who seemed to understand what it meant to have a soul. Those who knew him best describe a person who had a gift of connecting with others. He didn't just meet people, he saw them. His family remembers him as someone who was truly great with people, a man who could make a stranger feel like an old friend and who brought a sense of belonging to every room he entered.

He was a man of deep faith. For Daniel, faith wasn't just a practice but a way of moving through this life with grace and intentionality.

Daniel passed away on January 25, 2022, but he is not reduced to a date. He is remembered in prayers whispered at night, in conversations about faith, and in the spaces where his voice used to be. He is remembered as someone who cared deeply, who believed deeply, and who mattered deeply.