Meeker

The greatest loss: Those who have lost children can identify with Martin family

Joe Gutierrez visited the grave of his oldest daughter, Natasha, at Highland Cemetery on Memorial Day last year. Natasha died in 2005.
Joe Gutierrez visited the grave of his oldest daughter, Natasha, at Highland Cemetery on Memorial Day last year. Natasha died in 2005.
MEEKER I When Joe Gutierrez heard about the Jan. 19 accident involving three members of the Martin family and the death of 9-year-old Stone Martin, he knew what the boy’s father and mother were going through.
Like other parents in Meeker and Rangely, he’s lived through the death of a child.
“It’s just…