Fred Gonzales Jr.

He was born on August 18, 1968, in Greeley, Colorado to Fred and Nyna Gonzales.

He grew up in Ault, CO, where he was well known by many and graduated from Highland High School in 1987. In his High School years, he participated in many sports. He was very athletic and competitive in school sports where he played baseball, basketball, and wrestled for the Highland Huskies.

During his childhood rearing, the family spent many summers camping and fishing at Poudre Canyon and Wellington lakes. Freddie went on to become an avid outdoorsman and fisherman.

When Freddie was younger, he was a lightweight Golden Gloves boxer who fought in many amateur tournaments and went on to became a champion. Because Freddie had such an adventurous spirit, he enjoyed high-adrenaline activities such as skiing, dirt-bike racing, and driving speed boats.

Freddie learned his exceptional culinary skills from his mom who passed on her recipes to him for making her delicious green chili and hot salsa. He enjoyed cooking and showing off his barbequing skills. He would invite his siblings, children & friends over to enjoy his culinary creations, play oldies and reminisce about the good old-days.

Also, at any opportunity, he loved to show off his latest masterfully creative home renovations.

Freddie’s main occupation in life was a CDL truck driver and he drove tractor-trailer in the oil-field industry for many years. He was recently hired by Salt Lake City Transportation and Logistics to drive over the road across the west coast. He was a jack-of-all trades, mechanically inclined, and could basically build a house from the ground up.

Freddie will always be remembered for his practical jokes, unique sense of humor and cruising around in his 60 Ford hot-rod pickup which he restored.

But most of all, Freddie will be remembered for his generosity, thoughtfulness, and big-heart. He will be missed tremendously by all those who knew him and loved him dearly.

He is preceded in death by his mother, Nyna Gonzales. Grandparents Matias and Mary Agnes Archibeque, and Grandmother Eulalia Gonzales. He is survived by his Father, Fred Gonzales of Evans, his son Octavian Gonzales, daughters Jassmine Garcia, and Danielle Gonzales, of Greeley, and Amy Mese of Evans. His siblings Diane Preciado (JR) of Evans, CO, Sandra Gonzales and Anita Willis of Greeley, CO, Six grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

A visitation will be held on Friday, May 7, at Allnutt Macy Chapel, 6521 W. 20th Street, Greeley, Colorado, from 5:00 – 9:00 pm and a Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, May 8, at Allnutt Macy Chapel at 12:00 pm. Inurnment at Eaton Cemetery.