| Graduation Year | Class of 1976 |
| Date of Passing | Jan 30, 2017 |
| About | Patrick Gonzales, 59, of Houston, passed away Jan. 30, 2017, and is now in his Lord's arms. Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Rosary is 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, in the Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel with visitation following. Patrick was born Sept. 12, 1957, in Mineral Wells. He graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1976. He was an accomplished musician and faithful Altar Server for Father John Nagle. He attended East Texas State University on a music scholarship and eventually studied Guidance and Counseling. For over 30 years he was devoted to Social Services work with abused and neglected children and youth, most recently being employed as Logistics Coordinator at Boys and Girls Country Residential Care Facility in Houston. He was a lifelong member of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity. Patrick is survived by his mother, Delone Gonzales; sister, Pamela Waller and Randy Nall; sister, Paula and husband Tom Gibbs; sister, Peggy and husband Rodney Rosenauer; sister, Pattie and husband Alan Richardson; niece, Sheri and husband Jeff Sanders; nephew, J.W. and wife Brittanie Waller; nephews, Todd McInroe, Kevin McInroe, Austin Rosenauer, Reece Rosenauer, Thomas Richardson and Jordan Richardson; great-nieces, Kylie and Payden Sanders; and great-nephews, Kaisen, Landen and Byron Waller. Patrick was preceded in death by his father, Freddie Gonzales; and brothers-in-law, Larry Waller and Michael McInroe. Leave condolences at www.bcbfuneralhome.com. Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Funeral Home - See more at: http://obituaries.mineralwellsindex.com/story/patrick-gonzales-1957-2017-871863832#sthash.l7u5Bz6Y.dpuf |
