Gordon met the love of his life, Mary, while he was driving through town and she was going home from a dance in Shiner in 1967. The couple was married on March 22, 1969 in Gonzales, Texas and they started a family.
Gordon always had a passion for cars. He started selling at the age of 18, while also working at a gas station and automotive parts store. After he graduated from high school in 1963, he moved to Houston and went to school at De Montrond Buick for two years. He worked at Cameron Ironworks and continued to sell cars on the side. In 1971, the family moved to Hallettsville and he accepted a job with Voskamp Motors. Gordon was in Time Magazine in 1972 as one of the top salesmen for Ford Industries in the Houston District. He also received other awards and honors. He started Gordon’s Auto Sales in 1974 and has had businesses in Hallettsville, Shiner, Schulenburg, and Victoria. Throughout his lifetime, he collected many classic cars and hotrods. He loved going to car shows, swap meets, car races and Louisiana. Gordon never met a stranger and would trade for anything except another wife. He adored his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He had a strong love for his family and all of his friends that he made.
Gordon is survived by his wife, Mary Fikac DeLoach; daughter, Nicole Schroeder (Rodney Neubauer); son, Gary DeLoach; grandchildren, Mercedes Ceja (Omar), Shanna Sanchez (JR), Seth Schroeder, Emily Neubauer and great-grandchildren, Dalilah, Alexandria, Hazel, Kash and Koe and nieces, Debbie Malatek, Diann Taylor, and nephew, Dave Gerloff, and his best buddy, BoBo.
He is preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Terry Lynn DeLoach; son, Gerald Lee DeLoach and sister, Edith Mae DeLoach Hester.
Visitation for family and friends will be Monday, August 19, 2024 from 5-7 PM with a rosary to be recited at 7 PM at Rosewood Funeral Chapel.
Visitation will resume Tuesday, August 20, 2024 from 9-10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hallettsville with a rosary to be recited at 10:30 AM. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 AM with Rev. Michael Rother officiating. Burial will immediately follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers are Elias Pena, Rowdy Ransom, Danny Fikac, Shawn Janak, Irvin Janak and Don Gomez.
Honorary pallbearers are Adolph Wefel, Rocky Bickley, Edwin Zimmerhanzel, Sammy Nason, Martin Garcia, Bruce DeLoach, Robert DeLoach, Rodney Neubauer, Ronald Janak, Leon Klekar, jr, and Jim Klekar.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1648 FM 340, Hallettsville, TX 77964.
Words of comfort may be shared at www.rosewoodfuneralchapel.com.
