Albert Gonzalez

ALBERT GONZALEZ, A LOVING FATHER, GRANDFATHER, GREAT GRANDFATHER, UNCLE, BROTHER, COUSIN AND FRIEND TO ALL. HE WAS CALLED TO SERVICE IN HEAVEN'S KINGDOM TO BE WITH HIS LORD AND SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST ON AUGUST 1, 2025. ALBERT FOUGHT LONG AND HARD TO SURVIVE FOR THE LAST THREE WEEKS OF HIS LIFE. HE STOOD FIRM IN HIS FAITH AND WAS BELIEVING GOD FOR A COMPLETE HEALING IN HIS FLESH THE ENTIRE TIME, BUT THE LORD HAD OTHER PLANS.

ALBERT WAS BORN ON JULY 16, 1955, IN WAUKEGAN, IL TO JOSEFINA AND FRANCISCO "PANCHO" GONZALEZ. HE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY BOTH PARENTS. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS FIVE CHILDREN, ARTHUR (FRANCES) GONZALEZ, RUBEN GONZALEZ, MARIO GONZALEZ, MATTHEW GONZALEZ, AND ASHLEY (LUIS) PADRON, SIBLINGS: WALDO (DEBBIE) GONZALEZ, NANCY (OSCAR) MENJIVAR AND ELIZABETH (JOHN) ERWIN AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, 19 GRANDCHILDREN, 3 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN AND CLOSE FAMILY.

ALBERT WAS DEDICATED TO THE LORD AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN WAUKEGAN, IL AS A CHILD AND GREW UP IN THE HOUSE OF GOD, SERVING ALONGSIDE HIS PARENTS AND SIBLINGS. ALBERT WAS ACTIVE IN THE SPANISH MINISTRY PLAYING THE ORGAN, PIANO AND DRUMS FOR MANY YEARS. ALBERT WAS BAPTIZED IN JESUS' NAME IN AUGUST 1984 AT CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH IN WAUKEGAN, IL.

ALBERT JOINED THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS IN 1974 AS A FIELD RADIO OPERATOR, NARROWLY MISSING BEING DEPLOYED IN SUPPORT COMBAT OPERATIONS IN VIETNAM.

AFTER 4 YEARS OF FAITHFUL ACTIVE SERVICE HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A CORPORAL.

ALBERT MET BARB MOREY, A SINGLE MOTHER AND HER YOUNG SON ARTHUR MOREY IN 1979 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, AND THEY WERE MARRIED THE SAME YEAR. ALBERT MENTIONED THAT HE FELL IN LOVE WITH ARTHUR LEE BEFORE HE FELL FOR HIS MOTHER, BARB. ALBERT AND BARB RAISED FIVE BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN TOGETHER OVER 18 YEARS OF MARRIAGE; THEY DIVORCED IN 2000 BUT REMAINED CORDIAL FRIENDS UNTIL HIS LAST HOURS ON EARTH, WHERE HE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY HER AND HER HUSBAND RICH BRAND ALONG WITH THE FAMILY.

ALBERT WAS AN EXPERT ELECTRICIAN, MECHANIC, ENGINEER, COMPUTER WHIZ, GENERAL HANDYMAN, SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND HAD A PASSION FOR MUSIC AND BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS. HE LOVED PLAYING THE DRUMS, BEATING ANYONE IN A GAME OF PING PONG, LOVED WALKS ON THE TRAIL AND RIDING BICYCLES. HE ENJOYED FAMILY TIME AS MUCH AS HIS HEALTH WOULD ALLOW. HE WAS THE FAMILY COMEDIAN AT ANY GATHERING. HE ALWAYS KNEW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME AND MAKE EVERYONE LAUGH. HE WAS KNOWN FOR HIS STUBBORNNESS AND PASSED THAT DOWN TO ALL OF HIS CHILDREN. YOU COULD NEVER CATCH HIM WITHOUT A POCKET COMB TO FIX HIS HAIR OR A CHAPSTICK TO MOISTEN HIS LIPS.

ALBERT MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN MAY OF 2025 TO SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE CLOSER TO TWO OUT OF THE FIVE OF HIS CHILDREN AND THEIR CHILDREN-HIS GRANDCHILDREN.

HE BECAME A MEMBER OF RUSHING WIND CHURCH AND WAS FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST ON MANY OCCASIONS DURING HIS LAST SHORT MONTHS WITH US.

ALBERT WILL RECEIVE A MARINE'S MILITARY HONORS BURIAL AT BAKERSFIELD NATIONAL CEMETERY ON MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 2025 AT 12:30PM.

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO THE GOFUNDME ACCOUNT ON BEHALF OF HIS CHILDREN TO HELP OFFSET HIS FINAL EXPENSES. GOFUNDME ACCOUNT IS SET UP

UNDER BARBARA ANN BRAND