Wake held for beloved priest

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Students attend wake for beloved priest
Father T.J. Martinez died last week from stomach cancer and many are paying their respects

HOUSTON -- Students of a local Catholic school will line the streets tonight to honor a beloved priest. Tonight is the wake for Father T.J. Martinez.

Martinez founded the Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School. He died Friday from stomach cancer.

Martinez will be laid to rest tomorrow. Visitation is from 5:30 to 6:45 pm and then a funeral mass begins at 7 pm at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.