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JESUS G. "CHUY" GOMEZ
June 28, 1920 - Jan. 11, 2010
Visitation will be held Tuesday, January 19 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hems Brothers Chapel in Calexico for Jesus Gomez, 89, who passed away Monday, January 11 after a brief illness in La Mesa, CA. He was surrounded by his family at the time. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m.
Mass will commence at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, January 20 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Calexico with Father Gerardo Fernandez officiating. Burial will immediately follow at Mountain View Cemetery.
Chuy was born June 28, 1920 in Westminister, CA and later married Ana Maria Cano Gomez on May 21, 1950 in Yuma, Arizona. Chuy was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army Air Corps / U.S. Army. After his discharge he began his career in the retail grocery business at the A & P in Calexico. Upon his retirement he began working for Imperial County Juvenile Correction Dept. until his second retirement. Impeccably dressed at all times, he was a voracious reader who loved music, gardening, cooking and loved buying every new gadget that came out on the market. He was an avid sportsman who loved hunting and fishing with his sons and grandsons. Being surrounded by his family brought him great joy and his strong Catholic faith sustained him his entire life.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Ana Maria Cano Gomez in 1998.
Chuy is survived by his daughters and sons-in-law, Maria Elvia and Lorenzo Zavala of Dallas, TX, Ana Luisa and Doug Matthews of Sherman Oaks, CA, and Sylvia C. Gomez of Los Angeles, CA; sons and daughters-in-law, Fernando and Elena Gomez of Bonita, CA, and Roberto and Sandy Gomez of El Cajon, CA; 10 grandchildren, 3 great-grand- children and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Roberto D. Gomez
January 20, 2021
Jesus "Chuy" Gomez was my grandfather. He was a hardworking, well-dressed, and loving man. Between him and my father, I have never me stronger men. My Papa Chuy loved all of us very deeply and we had a special relationship. Whenever my family would go to visit him and my Mama Ana, he would always great me from afar with his fists raised in fighting position and he would say "Put up your dukes!!" I would grin from ear to ear and run over to him to give him a big hug. He would always take me with him on errands, and it was never a dull time. It seemed like everyone in Calexico knew him, and respected him. He would always introduce me, and everyone would always tell me how lucky I was to have a grandfather like "Chuy".
Something that he and I shared was that we both served in the military. I remember, a few weeks before he passed, I came home on leave. My father had told me that my grandfather would be at the airport to pick me up, so I made sure to wear my uniform. I was so excited to see him and I think he was excited to see me. When we got to my uncle's house, I surprised Papa Chuy with my first medal that I had earned for high achievement during my deployment to the Middle East. He knew what it took to get the medal and he cried and embraced me, telling me how proud he was of me. That was my last memory of him and I will forever be grateful that God gave me enough time to have that moment with my grandfather before he passed away.
I miss my Papa Chuy and my Mama Ana. I hope they're both looking down on me and I hope they're proud of me. I try to remember everything that I was taught and apply it to my day to day life.
January 20, 2010
Our deepest sympathy for your loss. Robert/Fernando your DMV family is thinking of you and your family. Our prayers are with you all.
Claudia Rodriguez, El Cajon DMV
Jesse Loera
January 18, 2010
CHUY, you out lasted many youth and you will be remembered by the ones that made it to adult hood. Gold bless.
Jesse LOERA
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