The dozens of parakeets in the side yard enclosure still chirp non-stop and Sugar, the “daddy’s girl” Yorkshire terrier, still looks for Marty Ochoa in his chair.

It’s been nearly two weeks since Martinez lost Ochoa, 65, known as “Mr. Santa Claus” around town and one of its most visible ambassadors.

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