Baby Boy-R
A Memoir
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REVIEWS "With the excitement and tenacity of a police investigator, Ray Martinez takes us on his journey to fulfill his dream of finding his birth mother. The surprisingly positive life-lessons he learned in the orphanage directed his search and his life of service. This remarkable story of faith, reconciliation, and family love will bless and inspire not only adoptive families, but also everyone striving to make their dreams come true." --LeAnn Thiemann, coauthor, "Chicken Soup for the Adopted Soul" (release date 03/08) "Out of misfortune, Ray Martinez created more than a fortune. His riveting story form being reared in a state orphanage, adopted, shining the Mayor's shoes in his youth, to becoming the Mayor-in addition to being a successful author and international speaker-validates that dreams supported by strong values, solid principles, and spirituality do succeed and flourish. He lets readers in on his intimate and personal discoveries and, very importantly, helps the reader in their journeys too." --Debra Benton, author, "How to Think Like a CEO", "Executive Charisma", and "Secrets of a CEO Coach"
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For twenty-four years, Ray Martinez served as a police officer in Fort Collins, Colorado, working everything from minor crimes to hard-to-solve homicides. But all that time, a personal mystery nagged at him. Ray was adopted, and he desperately wanted to find his biological mother.
Ray delved into his search in April 2005, soon after retiring. He was hopeful but not overconfident since his past searches had always ended in failure. This time, he put the investigative skills he acquired as a police officer to full use. By searching through public records, visiting Web sites to study ancestry, and traveling through small towns in Colorado, Ray gathered clues with dogged persistence. In the process, he met new people, developed lasting relationships, and gained a fresh perspective on life. But by far, the most significant outcome was finding his mother, four sisters, and brother-the family he had been without for fifty-four years. Baby Boy-R is a heartwarming story of a son who refuses to give up trying to discover where he came from and the courageous mother who welcomes back the boy she thought died at birth.About the Author
Ray Martinez grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he served on the police force for twenty-four years. He went on to be mayor for three terms. Martinez has published two other books: A Matter of Survival: Your Fight against Burglars, and Saturday?s Opinion: A Collection of Stories.
He currently is the host of a Saturday afternoon two hour Talk Radio Show on KFKA Radio, 1310 AM called Saturdays Opinion ( www.1310KFKA.com ) Mr. Martinez was the lead investigator in an international terrorist investigation involving the attempted assassination of a Libyan student. The magnitude of this criminal episode is the subject of two published books: "Death Merchant" by Joseph Goulden and "Man Hunt" by Peter Maas.