Laurie Ann Martens

Laurie Ann Martens 

DAUGHTER TO LEROY SHOTWELL AND NANCY SHOTWELL-DAVIS,

SHE WAS BORN SEPTEMBER 10, 1963, IN SAN LEANDRO, CA. SHE FOUGHT A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER AND TOOK HER LAST BREATH IN HER HOME WHILE HER HUSBAND ROGER MARTENS WAS SINGING “SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS” TO HER ON FEBRUARY 18, 2025.

LAURIE LIVED IN SAN LEANDRO, CA UNTIL SHE WAS 4 YEARS OLD AND THEN MOVED TO COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. SHE GREW UP TO BECOME A VERY BEAUTIFUL, LOVING, YOUNG WOMAN. SHE WAS VERY STRONG, SPUNKY, ADVENTUROUS AND OUTGOING. WHEREVER SHE WAS SHE WOULD ALWAYS LIGHT UP THE ROOM WITH HER SMILE. SHE WAS A WOMAN OF FAITH AND BELIEVED IN GOD.

SHE WAS ONE OF 5 SISTERS; SURVIVING SISTERS DIANA SHOTWELL, SUSAN SHOTWELL, DEBRA GASCHE, AND AMANDA DAVIS.

LAURIE GRADUATED FROM DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL. THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL SHE WAS A FLAG GIRL AND ALWAYS LOVED TO GO DANCING. SHE WOULD ALWAYS DECORATE FOR EACH HOLIDAY FROM A YOUNG AGE AND MADE SURE EVERYONE AROUND HER WOULD FEEL THE JOY OF EACH HOLIDAY THAT IT BROUGHT.

LAURIE HAS 7 SURVIVING CHILDREN: AMBER CAYLOR, CHAD CAYLOR, CHRIS CAYLOR, RYAN MARTENS, TERRA MARTENS-PIERCE, MARLA MARTENS-ESCOBAR AND TYSON MARTENS. GIVING LAURIE 10 SURVIVING GRANDCHILDREN.

LAURIE WAS A PART OF THE RODEO AND DID BARREL RACING. SHE ALWAYS HAD A LOVE FOR ALL ANIMALS, WAS THE TRUE ANIMAL LOVER, AND ALWAYS MADE SURE SHE HAD A SMALL ZOO AT HOME. LAURIE LOVED ANIMALS SO MUCH THAT SHE HAD HER OWN PET-SITTING BUSINESS CALLED WAGGIN’ TAILS PET SITTING.

SHE WAS AN EXTREMELY HARD WORKER AND PHENOMENAL WIFE/ MOTHER WHO WAS VERY ORGANIZED AND EFFICIENT WITH A BIT OF STUBBORNNESS.

LAURIE ENJOYED WATCHING HER FAVORITE TEAM, THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. SHE WAS ABLE TO ENJOY GOING TO THEIR HOME STADIUM AND WATCHING THEM PLAY IN PERSON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUGUST OF 2024.

LAURIE WAS OUR FAMILY’S VERY OWN NEWS ANCHOR. SHE ALWAYS HAD FOX NEWS ON AND COULD UPDATE ANYONE ABOUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.

LAURIE’S HEART WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST HEARTS THAT NEVER WENT UNKNOWN WITH HER HUSBAND, CHILDREN, FAMILY AND FRIENDS. SHE WAS A VERY UNSELFISH WOMAN AND WAS ALWAYS GIVING. SHE ALWAYS WELCOMED EVERYONE WITH OPEN ARMS.

IN THE LAST FEW YEARS OF LAURIE’S LIFE, SHE MADE SURE TO LIVE IT TO THE FULLEST WHILE SHE FOUGHT A TOUGH BATTLE OF STAGE 4 CANCER. SHE NEVER LET ANYONE KNOW WHAT PAIN SHE WAS IN AND WAS THE STRONGEST WOMAN WE ALL KNEW. SHE FOUGHT THIS BATTLE WITH THE MOST POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND PASSED AWAY IN HER HOME SURROUNDED BY ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF HER BELOVED HUSBAND, FAMILY, AND ANIMALS.