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Raymond Gonzales Obituary
Oxnard - It's with great sadness that we announce the passing of our brother, Raymond "Ray" L. Gonzales, known by many in his younger years as 'Nightstalker' because of his 1976 Chevrolet Caprice Classic black on black. Fourth child to Jose and Josephine, born on 07/20/1959, raised in Oxnard until his passing on 09/17/2020. Ray had a passion for cars, had many throughout his lifetime that he had restored. He liked hanging around with friends, family, enjoyed music and having a good time. He was a truck driver by trade for over 35 years and worked for various trucking companies however one of his proudest achievements was received his Associates Degree. He was preceded in dead by his parents and his sister, Elsa L. Gonzales-Russell, and is survived by his three brothers, Edward (Lydia), Andrew and Joseph (Norma); numerous nephews, nieces and cousins. Funeral/Memorial to be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 10am at Santa Clara Cemetery and Mortuary in Oxnard.
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Toni M
August 10, 2021
Ray, I always thought ,I'd see you again, although we only knew each other for a short while,you made a positive impact in my life. Today looked for you online and came across this obituary, I'm sending you Love and Light ,may you rest in peace,sending your family and loved ones,my most sincere condolences
David Lara
October 6, 2020
Rest in peace Cousin Ray, God Bless You!
Thomas A. Parra
October 6, 2020
Ray you will be missed immensely. I'm sure you have the angles in tears from laughter. I met Ray back in 78' while attending R.O.P. auto body & paint classes. Ray always had me in tears from the jokes and pranks he would come up with. I was lucky he repaired a dent on my 63' that was impossible to detect any body work was performed.
We also worked on the CBC Base in Port Hueneme clearing out asbestos from the barracks where the Cb's lived. The closer the weekend got the more Ray would polish that beautiful 76' of his that he loved so much.
Every weekend on Saviors Rd Ray had a habit of hopping all over my Black 71' Monte which didn't have a hint of hydraulics in it but I did surprise the heck out of Ray one very packed Sunday night of cruising Jimmy Villasenor and I was recuperating from Ray putting us to shame, I pulled into the center point mall pulled the rear shocks off and said let's go find Ray, Jimmy had no idea what I was up to. We saw Ray and broke every law to catch up to him we crept beside him and with the use of the gas/brake pedal and the non existence of rear shocks I was able to get the back tires off the ground while my ride seemed to be hopping in the same spot and not rolling. It was amazing and the look on Rays face was priceless! My friend Jimmy couldn't believe we just out did Ray and we weren't even lifted. The huge grin Ray would always produce and say my name "P A RRRRRA" always made me laugh and smile. OXPD did witness the show and managed to catch up to us and couldn't believe there wasn't any hydraulics in my ride and sent us on our way with out writing a ticket.. I never saw Ray in a bad mood and boy did he like his music by Slave, especially "Slide" . I'm sure you're giving the angles a laugh of a lifetime Ray, just like you gave us. Heaven is lucky you're home Ray but I'm sad you're gone.. Tom Parra
Diane
October 2, 2020
My you Rest In Peace your with your parents and our heaven father. My deepest condolences to your brothers. You were a true friend of 40 some years to my husband.
September 29, 2020
My deepest sympathies.May the God of all comfort strengthen the entire family during this time of sorrow. Always remember that God keeps in his memory those whom we lose because they are precious in his eyes (Psalms 116:15
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