He was a POW during World War II from April 1942 to September 1945. Interment will follow at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens. Military graveside services will be conducted by the Veterans Funeral Detail. Honorary pallbearers will be Paul Contreras, Don Hillis, John White and Jim Kizer. He was a Brownsville native and was preceded in death by his parents, Gonzalo Gonzalez and Salome Martinez.
Funeral services are pending.
Born in Olmito she had been a longtime resident of Brownsville. There will be no local services. Funeral services will be held today in Matamoros under the direction of Lozano Funeral Home. Burial will be at 11 a.m. at Panteon El Jardin.