Alfredo Gonzalez Jr, of Conroe, TX, went home to be with the Lord on June 27, 2019. He was born on August 20, 1937 in Brownsville, TX to Alfredo and Aurora (Lartigue) Gonzalez. His family moved to Temperance, MI where he graduated from Bedford High School in 1956. He had a love of country and airplanes, so he joined the United States Air Force. He served with pride from 1960-1964 at Travis Air Force Base. He married the love of his life, Carleen Beeker, on February 8, 1964 in Vacaville, CA. They moved back to Indiana where they started a family and he started his aviation career.
He worked for Purdue Airlines while going to school to get his A & P License. He wanted to work on the Jet Aircraft so he moved his family to Houston, Texas. He got a job as an A & P Mechanic with Texas International, which later became Continental Airlines. He was a Lead Technician and loved to work on DC-9’s and MD 80 Airplanes. He retired after 23 years. He was a mechanic at heart and loved to work on cars, trucks, lawn mowers, airplanes, and anything else he could turn with a wrench. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. He was loved by many. Once he retired, his focus was on his family, especially his grandchildren. He love taking them fishing and teaching them life lessons. He was a great man with a great capacity for love. His smile was a ray of sunshine and his heart was a big as the ocean.
Alfredo was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Eunice Vossen. He is survived by his wife; five children; nine grandchildre; one great-granddaughter; two brothers; and two sisters. Graveside services will be held at Justus Cemetery in Oxford, IN at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2019 with Pastor Linda Sproull officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
He worked for Purdue Airlines while going to school to get his A & P License. He wanted to work on the Jet Aircraft so he moved his family to Houston, Texas. He got a job as an A & P Mechanic with Texas International, which later became Continental Airlines. He was a Lead Technician and loved to work on DC-9’s and MD 80 Airplanes. He retired after 23 years. He was a mechanic at heart and loved to work on cars, trucks, lawn mowers, airplanes, and anything else he could turn with a wrench. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. He was loved by many. Once he retired, his focus was on his family, especially his grandchildren. He love taking them fishing and teaching them life lessons. He was a great man with a great capacity for love. His smile was a ray of sunshine and his heart was a big as the ocean.
Alfredo was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Eunice Vossen. He is survived by his wife; five children; nine grandchildre; one great-granddaughter; two brothers; and two sisters. Graveside services will be held at Justus Cemetery in Oxford, IN at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2019 with Pastor Linda Sproull officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
Alfredo Gonzalez Jr, of Conroe, TX, went home to be with the Lord on June 27, 2019. He was born on August 20, 1937 in Brownsville, TX to Alfredo and Aurora (Lartigue) Gonzalez. His family moved to Temperance, MI where he graduated from Bedford High School in 1956. He had a love of country and airplanes, so he joined the United States Air Force. He served with pride from 1960-1964 at Travis Air Force Base. He married the love of his life, Carleen Beeker, on February 8, 1964 in Vacaville, CA. They moved back to Indiana where they started a family and he started his aviation career.
He worked for Purdue Airlines while going to school to get his A & P License. He wanted to work on the Jet Aircraft so he moved his family to Houston, Texas. He got a job as an A & P Mechanic with Texas International, which later became Continental Airlines. He was a Lead Technician and loved to work on DC-9’s and MD 80 Airplanes. He retired after 23 years. He was a mechanic at heart and loved to work on cars, trucks, lawn mowers, airplanes, and anything else he could turn with a wrench. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. He was loved by many. Once he retired, his focus was on his family, especially his grandchildren. He love taking them fishing and teaching them life lessons. He was a great man with a great capacity for love. His smile was a ray of sunshine and his heart was a big as the ocean.
Alfredo was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Eunice Vossen. He is survived by his wife; five children; nine grandchildre; one great-granddaughter; two brothers; and two sisters. Graveside services will be held at Justus Cemetery in Oxford, IN at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2019 with Pastor Linda Sproull officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
He worked for Purdue Airlines while going to school to get his A & P License. He wanted to work on the Jet Aircraft so he moved his family to Houston, Texas. He got a job as an A & P Mechanic with Texas International, which later became Continental Airlines. He was a Lead Technician and loved to work on DC-9’s and MD 80 Airplanes. He retired after 23 years. He was a mechanic at heart and loved to work on cars, trucks, lawn mowers, airplanes, and anything else he could turn with a wrench. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. He was loved by many. Once he retired, his focus was on his family, especially his grandchildren. He love taking them fishing and teaching them life lessons. He was a great man with a great capacity for love. His smile was a ray of sunshine and his heart was a big as the ocean.
Alfredo was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Eunice Vossen. He is survived by his wife; five children; nine grandchildre; one great-granddaughter; two brothers; and two sisters. Graveside services will be held at Justus Cemetery in Oxford, IN at 10:00 AM on Saturday, July 6, 2019 with Pastor Linda Sproull officiating. Military rites will be conducted by the American Legion.
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