Rolando Martinez Adame

January 25, 1952 - August 2, 2022

On August 2nd, 2022, Rolando Martinez Adame was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven. He was born in Crystal City, Texas on January 25th, 1952 to Concepcion and Maria Estela Adame. He was proud to be a Tejano, even after his family moved to Washington in the late 50s. Rolando spent a lot of time in Texas because of his very special relationship with his grandmother Maria Martinez. Rolando graduated from Moses Lake High School in 1970. He went on to graduate from Big Bend Community College, Central Washington University and Gonzaga Law School. He was very inspiring to those within the Mexican/Latino community. He graduated high school at a 4th-grade reading level and defied odds by becoming an attorney, having his own practice in Yakima, Washington. Before finishing his schooling he was a manager at Northwest Rural Opportunities (NRO) which helped promote prosperity in the Mexican community. He also worked as a probation officer mentoring all those around him. In addition to these feats, he also spent many years serving as a board member at El Centro De La Raza in Seattle...