Gabriel Gonzales Sr.

Age 99, of La Placita, New Mexico was peacefully called home to our Heavenly Father on January 7, 2021 after a long and healthy life. Mr. Gonzales was born on November 30, 1921 in Vadito, New Mexico to Rubel and Evangelina Gonzales. He made his living and provided for his family as a self-employed entrepreneur who was a general contractor, master carpenter, plumber, and artist, all while owning and running the Gonzales Conoco with his wife in La Placita, NM. In June of 1951, Mr. Gonzales married his beloved wife, Adelaida , in Vadito, NM. Adelaida loved, cared for, and supported Gabriel throughout their nearly seven-decade life together. Their life-long love for each other is an example for us all. Mr. Gonzales was an avid outdoorsman who loved to spend time fishing and hunting. Nothing, however, made him more happy than spending time with his children and grandchildren. The example he set for a united family will live on as his legacy. Mr. Gonzales was a devout member of the San Antonio de Padua Parish in Penasco and was widely admired for his humble example of faithfulness and devotion. In 1933 on the Feast of “Dia de la Santa Cruz”, Mr. Gonzales entered La Morada de Nuestra Senora de Dolores in Vadito, NM at the young age of eleven. Spending eighty-seven years as an Hermano de Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno was a testament to his devotion and commitment to following in the ways of Jesus Christ. He will be remembered as a beloved son, husband, brother, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, padrino, uncle, hermano, compadre, neighbor and friend. Mr. Gonzales is preceded in death by his parents, Rubel and Evangelina Gonzales, brothers Manuel (Ester), Roberto (Alice), Jose Clodoveo Romero, sister Claudina, and sister in law Lupita. He is