MIGUEL R. JR. Staff Sergeant Miguel R. Gonzales Jr., United States Army, age 34, a resident of Albuquerque, born on June 26, 1978, was called home to be with Our Lord on July 10, 2012. SSgt. Gonzales is survived by his mother, Lorraine Montoya and husband, David; grandfather, Ed Morga; aunt, Kathy Fuentes, and husband, Dan; uncle, John (Nino) Nunez; aunt, Martha (Nina) Saavedra and husband, Rudy Sr.; uncles, Richard, and Ed Morga; father, Miguel R. (Calito) Gonzales Sr. and wife, Mary Lou; sister, Natalie Ann Williamson and husband, Brian; aunts, Juanita (Negra) Padilla and husband, Paul, Annette Gonzales and husband, Dale Butler; cousins, Victoria Padilla-Jonas and husband, Scott, and Jason Padilla; step-sisters, Crystal Gates and husband, Master Sergeant Andrew, U.S.M. C., and Christina Higgins; his nephews, and nieces, Jason Pavelko, Matthew and Sarah Elizabeth Williamson, Autumn, Jonathan, and Dallas Gates, Gabrielle, and Katelynn Higgins. SSgt. Gonzales was preceded in death by his grandma's, Evelyn Morga, and Pauline C. Gonzales. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 18, 2012, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church, 563 Atrisco SW, with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m., by Deacon Frank Perez and wife, Marian. Final visitation will be Thursday, July 19, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. at the Church, with Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 9:00 a.m., a Franciscan Friar, presider. Interment will follow at the Santa Fe National Cemetery, with full military honors. Pallbearers will be John Nunez, Johnny Nunez, Jason Pavelko, Mark Sanchez, Joseph Gurule, and John Edgin. Honorary pallbearers will be, Jason Padilla, and Matthew Williamson. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society at Holy Family Catholic Church. Please visit: www.gabaldonmortuaryinc.com to sign the online guestbook. Arrangements by: Gabaldon Mortuary Inc. 1000 Old Coors Dr. SW 243-7861
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