Sunday, August 03, 2008

Army Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr.

Remember Our Heroes

Army Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr., 40, of Austin, Texas

Sgt. Gonzalez was assigned to the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, Laredo, Texas; died Aug. 3, 2008 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle encountered a mine.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A bombing in Afghanistan has claimed the life of a Texas National Guard soldier.

The Defense Department late Tuesday announced the death of 40-year-old Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr. of Austin.

Military officials say Gonzalez died Sunday in Kabul,Afghanistan, of injuries suffered when his vehicle came in contact
with a mine.

Gonzalez was assigned to the 436th Chemical Company, Texas Army National Guard, out of Laredo.

Texas National Guard spokesman Capt. James Campbell told The Associated Press that Gonzalez earlier this year deployed to
Afghanistan.

Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez, Jr., 40, born in El Paso, Texas was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan. He served in both the U.S. Navy and U. S. Army.

He is survived by his parents: Jaime Gonzalez Sr. and Maria M. Gonzalez; wife: Erica Gonzalez; son: Jaime Ricardo Gonzalez III; daughter: Samantha Elizabeth Gonzalez; stepsons: Jacob and Christopher Villarreal, and Robert Garcia; stepdaughter: Missy Villarreal; brothers: Robert and Demetrio Gonzalez; sisters: Belen Gonzalez, Cynthia Ann Aleman and Flower "Flor" Providence.

Visitation will be from 5:00-9:00 pm and Prayer Service at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 at Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast. Funeral Service at 12:30 pm, Thursday, August 14, 2008 at Iglesia Bautista - Trinity, 201 Cargill St. Interment will follow with full military honors at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes-Northeast.

Army Sgt. Jaime Gonzalez Jr. was killed in action on 8/3/08.

1 comment:

loca said...

I WILL LIKE TO SAY THAT I MISS JAIME JR. GONZALEZ SO MUCH HE WAS MY UNCLE I MISS HIM SO MUCH I WUD GIVE ANYTHING TO SEE HIM ONCE AGAIN..HE MAY HAVE FALLEN BUT HE WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN HE WAS MY HERO AN HE WILL ALWAYS BE AN AS I SEE IT HE HAS TURNED INTO A GUARDIAN ANGEL LOOKING DOWN AN WATCHING US AN MY FAMILY EACH DAY..TO JAIME...I LOVE YOU WITH ALL MY HEART I WISH I COULD OF SPENT MUCH MORE TIME WITH YOU WHEN YOU WERE HERE BELEN,FLOWER,CYNTHIA AN EVERYONE ELSE MISSES YOU DEARLY WE TAKE EACH DAY SLOWLY BUT STILL GRIEVING ON YOUR LOSS AS I WRITE THIS I SHED TEARS CUZ YOU LEFT SO SOON BUT AS I WRITE IT I STAND TALL AN KEEP MY HEAD UP BECAUSE I MAY NOT SEE YOUR FACE BUT I SEE YOU IN MY HEART EACH DAY MAY YOU REST IN PEACE..!! WE LOVE YOU JAIME AN ALWAYS WILL LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!