He was born on January 20th, 1989, to the parents of Carmelita and Herman Gonzalez as a premature baby weighing just a pound and a half, he was a true miracle.
Jose attended high school at AC Davis HS, and YV Technical Institute where he studied para-education.
He helped with the family landscaping business on the weekends mowing lawns.
He meant so much to everyone who knew him, his contagious loud laughter and his sense of humor was one no one could miss. You didn’t even need to see him to know that he was in the room or in the vicinity, just hearing his voice you knew he was there. Jose was a person who was always willing to help others, he was only a phone call away. When you were in his presence, it was never a dull moment.
His big heart and kindness touched everyone he encountered. He had a way of turning strangers into family. To him, no one was just a friend-everyone was a brother or a sister, he loved them as such.
Jose is survived by his siblings Angelina and brother-in-law Richard Garcia, Britney Gonzalez, Melany Gonzalez, his parents Carmelita and Herman Gonzalez, his nieces and nephews, and many cousins.
He was proceeded in death by his paternal and maternal grandparents, his brother Manuel Olavarrieta, baby brother Angel Gonzalez, maternal aunts and uncles, and his childhood best friends Eddie and Brandon.
The viewing will be held Thursday April 9th, from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Funeral Services he be held Friday, April 10th at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church at 10:00 am with Father Colby officiating.
Interment will follow at West Hills Memorial Cemetery at 11800 Douglas Rd. Yakima, WA 98908.
Pallbearers will be Benito Gonzalez, Isiah Garcia, Jessie Aguilar, Stephen Roberts, Sebastian Gonzalez, Richard Garcia, Rafael Ledezma, Hector Soto, Michael Riojas, Marcelino Mendoza, Angel Mendoza, Rigoberto Jr Gonzalez, Jose Gonzalez
Memorials or Donations may be made to either Keith and Keith Funeral Home or West Hill Memorial.
