Jeremy Martinez Gomez

In the early hours of Dec. 12, 2014, Jeremy received his angel wings and joined our Heavenly Father. Jeremy was 26 years old.Jeremy Martinez Gomez was born Jan. 5, 1988, in San Angelo, Texas. He was the third child of Valentine Gomez Jr. and Yolanda Gomez.Jeremy was a young man who was full of life and always had a smile on his face. From the moment he learned to walk and talk, he was getting into everything he could put his hands on and he was making friends everywhere. His sister, Laurie says that she remembers him making friends with strangers at the stores since he was five years old.Jeremy loved to cook, play video games, watch WWE Wrestling, play basketball and was an avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and the Miami Heat. He also loved to joke, drink cokes and sweet tea and eat steak and shrimp. One of his greatest pastimes was to spend time with his sons.Jeremy was a good son, an amazing father, a loving and supportive husband, an outstanding brother and a great friend. He was helpful, talkative, caring and outspoken. Jeremy was always laughing and in good spirits.Jeremy was working as a lube technician at Shine Brite Lube Center.

Jeremy was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Valentine Sr. and Angelita Gomez; his uncles, Moses Martinez Jr., Jose Martinez and Robert Martinez.Survivors include his wife, Salena Zuniga Gomez and their two sons, Jeremy Matthew and Jayden James; parents Valentine Jr. and Yolanda; sister Laurie; niece Delilah; brother Valentine III; and his nephew, Gabriel. He also leaves his maternal grandparents, Moses and Ninfa Martinez; his half-brother, Andy Diaz; half-sister Tina Esquivel; and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.We love you, mijo. You will never be forgotten. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. A special thanks goes out to family and friends for all their love and support. Prayer service is at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m. Thursday in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel.

"Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path God has laid, you see. I took His hand when I heard Him call. I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day to laugh, to love, to work, or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found peace at the close of the day. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joys. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss, oh yes, these things, too, I will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life has been full, I savored much. Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief. Don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your hearts and peace to thee. God wanted me now; He set me free!"