Robert H. Gonzales Jr.

On November 6, 2012 Robert H. Gonzales Jr. passed from this earth. He was born August 15, 1949 in Snyder, Texas to Hiram and Dora Gonzales. He received the Lord into his life at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Midland at an early age. He graduated from Midland High School in 1968 and was drafted into the US Army. He served a tour in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970, was then stationed in Ft Hood, TX, spent time in Korea and then ended his military service in 1978 in Ft Mead, MD as a Sergeant. Moving back to Midland in 1978, he returned to work at Sears in television repair then in the early 80’s began working for EDI. In August of 1992 he began working for ESI Supply, Inc where he was a Warehouse Manager and owned interest in the company. He loved his job as much as the customers he interacted with becoming lifelong friends with many including his associate and long time friend of 35+ years Charlie Oxford.

Before leaving for Vietnam, he met his high school sweetheart, Blanca Garcia while attending Midland High School vowing on their first date he would marry her. True to his word, they married in May of 1970 where they shared 42 years together and had two children, Robert S. Gonzales and Amie Carlisle. The only things he loved more than his wife, kids, and grandkids were NASCAR and his dogs Pepper, Bullet and Tracer. He loved taking trips with his closest friend Paul Renz to Phoenix and Texas Motor Speedway in Dallas.

He is being reunited with his sisters, Emma Sue Avila and Rachel Hicks, his nephew Michael Avila, and his father Hiram Gonzales.

He leaves behind to cherish his memory his wife, Blanca, son Robert S. Gonzales and his wife Marcie and their two children Robert S., Jr. and Christian; his daughter Amie Carlisle and her husband Mitchell and their two children Ryan and Jordyn; mother Dora Gonzales; sisters Anna Belle Gomez and her husband Jesse, and Christine Valdez and her husband Louis as well as numerous nephews and nieces who can now look to the sky once again waving and say “Hi Uncle Bob”. Pallbearers will be his nephews Angelo Gomez, Fabian Timothy Gomez, Mark Gomez, Frank Gomez, and Randy Valdez as well as his best friend Paul Renz.

Services have been scheduled for Friday, November 9, 2012 at Stone Gate Fellowship at 1pm. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers please direct all memorials to the SPCA of Midland. We would like to express special thanks to the staff of MMH CCU department and especially the nurses of Texas Oncology for taking special care of their “Smiley”.