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From 1984 until her death of cancer at the age of sixty-nine in Southern Baptist Hospital of New Orleans, Martinez served as a director of St. Jude's Children's Hospital in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. She is interred at the Lake Lawn Mausoleum in New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
From 1984 until her death of cancer at the age of sixty-nine in Southern Baptist Hospital of New Orleans, Martinez served as a director of St. Jude's Children's Hospital in [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]]. She is interred at the Lake Lawn Mausoleum in New Orleans.<ref name=obit/>
In 1991, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women established the "Ginny Martinez Scholarship Award" to honor her work in encouraging young women to enter government service. In 1994, Martinez was among the first nine inductees, along with state Treasurer [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] and former state Senator [[Virginia Shehee]], into the Louisiana Center for Women and Government Hall of Fame at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholls.edu/lcwg/hall-of-fame/past-inductees/|title=Louisiana Center for Women and Government – Past Inductees|publisher=Nicholls.edu|accessdate=September 6, 2009; no longer on-line.}}</ref>
In 1991, the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women established the "Ginny Martinez Scholarship Award" to honor her work in encouraging young women to enter government service.<ref>[http://www.nfrw.org/statefederations/louisiana.htm National Federation of Republican Women<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 1994, Martinez was among the first nine inductees, along with state Treasurer [[Mary Evelyn Parker]] and former state Senator [[Virginia Shehee]], into the Louisiana Center for Women and Government Hall of Fame at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholls.edu/lcwg/hall-of-fame/past-inductees/|title=Louisiana Center for Women and Government – Past Inductees|publisher=Nicholls.edu|accessdate=September 6, 2009}}</ref>
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