Gil was born on February 10, 1952 and was the 4th of 7 children of parents Uldarico “July” De Guzman and Mercedes “Edeng” De Guzman. He attended Claro M. Recto High School and the Philippine College of Commerce before joining the United States Navy in 1973 until 1983. He then enlisted in the U.S. Air Force where he served as a staff sargeant until he was honorably discharged in 1987.
He went to work for the City Transit System of Long Beach, California until his retirement in 2017. Gil moved back to the Philippines in June of 2018 and started building his dream house in San Fernando, Pampanga. The house is slated to be finished in April 2019.
Gil is survived by his wife Janet, sons William and Wesley, daughters-in-law Darleen and Gem, grandchildren Jay, Saedree, Jaeda, Jayven, Kaydence, Aiden, and Ariana, brothers Froilan and Ramon, sisters Senny, Aida, Luz and Tess, sisters-in-law Lucy and Dal, and brothers-in-law Joe, Henry and Claro.
Gil loved to eat. He would be asking what’s for merienda (afternoon snack) while still having lunch. He loved parties and was an excellent dancer and karaoke singer. He loved sports, especially basketball. He had a contagious laughter and was a good story-teller. He had great enjoyment with his grandchildren , loved spending time with them, and spoke about them visiting the Philippines to enjoy his retirement home and the surrounding community, even ensuring he had a big enough vehicle to haul everybody around.
Gil was a great husband, father, brother, uncle, and friend and will be sorely missed by all
