Obituary of Ana Luisa Martin

Anna Luisa Martin was born on July 25, 1919 to Daniel and Emily Bailey in Santiago, Cuba. Anna was 95 years old when she entered heaven's gate on December 22, 2014 in her home in Amityville, N.Y. She was the youngest of three children, and as a young child her family migrated from Cuba to Jamaica, W.I., where she grew up, attended school and later went on to work in the food service industry at the Caribbean Preserving Company. She also aspired to become a hair beautician and spent a short period of time as an apprentice in that field. Her true passion was baking which she shared it will. Anna met and fell in love with Clifford Martin and they were married on July 15, 1960. Clifford migrated to the U.S. and after living in Canada for a short period of time Anna Joined Clifford in New York where they lived together in Amityville, New York. Once in New York Anna worked as a mail sorter and housekeeper. She was a true woman of faith who loved God and attended church. She found great joy expressing her love for God by singing in the choir. Once her health started to decline although she wasn't able to attend church regularly, she still continued to keep God first and always sung songs of praise where ever she was. Anna was very charismatic, loving, kind, strong willed, and generous to many. Her loyalty to those she cared for was always a true attribute she displayed. Her advice to those she consoled in their time of need was always to put God first and pray. She loved to tell stories that made everyone smile and laugh. One of her favorite beginnings to her stories was "I have a cousin". She loved to dance and would be the life of the party at family gatherings where she was always the matriarch in attendance. In her later years after retiring she still stayed active. She enjoyed babysitting and the entertainment provided by the children around her. She was a regular attendee at the Amityville Senior Center where she overjoyed in the activities, food, entertainment and most of all the people. On September 9, 2014 she was admitted to the Nassau Extended Care Facility where she befriended the staff and fellow patients. She spent her last days in her home where she passed away. She will be missed immensely. Anna is predeceased by: her sibling's brother, Vincent and sister, Marie. Anna is survived by her: husband, Clifford Martin; in-laws, Lloyd and Edna; the daughter she never birthed, Ethlyn and son-in-law, Gemroy; nephew, Winston; grandchildren, Marie, Arlene, Jackie, Paige, Wilbert, Caliph, Jamila, Tonya, Sharif and Chandine; great grandchildren, A.J. Jasmine, Zuri, Rhonda, Makayla, Renee and C.J.; godchildren, Cheryll (Peaches), Christopher, Richard and Johnathan. Anna also leaves a host of nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended family