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Gail Minglana Martinez, Mother in Air Force Family, Dies in Brussels Attacks Gail Minglana Martinez, Mother in Air Force Family, Dies in Brussels Attacks
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They posed against a bright yellow background, both of them in blue shirts, broad smiles across their faces.They posed against a bright yellow background, both of them in blue shirts, broad smiles across their faces.
“21 years with this man!” Gail Minglana Martinez wrote on Facebook last summer alongside the photo of herself and her husband, Kato Martinez, a United States Air Force officer. She tagged the photo as having been taken at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.“21 years with this man!” Gail Minglana Martinez wrote on Facebook last summer alongside the photo of herself and her husband, Kato Martinez, a United States Air Force officer. She tagged the photo as having been taken at the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
She also posted a picture of their four children — “Our fantabulous monkeys!” she said — taken against the same colorful wall.She also posted a picture of their four children — “Our fantabulous monkeys!” she said — taken against the same colorful wall.
All six family members were wounded in the March 22 attacks in Brussels. On Wednesday, Representative Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, said in a statement that Ms. Martinez, 41, had died of her injuries.All six family members were wounded in the March 22 attacks in Brussels. On Wednesday, Representative Blake Farenthold, Republican of Texas, said in a statement that Ms. Martinez, 41, had died of her injuries.
The rest of the family remains hospitalized, according to the statement, which did not give the date of Ms. Martinez’s death. Mr. Farenthold’s district includes Corpus Christi, where Ms. Martinez grew up.The rest of the family remains hospitalized, according to the statement, which did not give the date of Ms. Martinez’s death. Mr. Farenthold’s district includes Corpus Christi, where Ms. Martinez grew up.
The Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that the family had been at the Brussels airport when the bombers struck there. The paper identified her husband as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and said he had been stationed at Joint Force Command Brunssum in the Netherlands. The Air Force said last week that an airman stationed there had been wounded in the attacks along with his family. The Stars and Stripes newspaper reported that the family had been at Brussels Airport when the bombers struck there. The paper identified her husband as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force and said he had been stationed at Joint Force Command Brunssum in the Netherlands. The Air Force said last week that an airman stationed there had been wounded in the attacks along with his family.
Ms. Martinez’s brother, Gerard Minglana, referred questions about her to her Facebook page. There, Ms. Martinez wrote about moving around the world with her husband, from Florida to Hawaii, Guam and beyond.Ms. Martinez’s brother, Gerard Minglana, referred questions about her to her Facebook page. There, Ms. Martinez wrote about moving around the world with her husband, from Florida to Hawaii, Guam and beyond.
“She was a loving mother who had a big heart,” Jericho Jamon, who described Ms. Martinez as a “dear friend,” wrote on Facebook.“She was a loving mother who had a big heart,” Jericho Jamon, who described Ms. Martinez as a “dear friend,” wrote on Facebook.
Ms. Martinez posted many pictures of her children, commenting about their Communions, birthdays and other milestones, as well as their baseball and softball skills.Ms. Martinez posted many pictures of her children, commenting about their Communions, birthdays and other milestones, as well as their baseball and softball skills.
“They make my blood pressure rise but OMG they are everything that is me! How can I blame them. They’re my mini-MEs!!!” she wrote in 2014.“They make my blood pressure rise but OMG they are everything that is me! How can I blame them. They’re my mini-MEs!!!” she wrote in 2014.