Felix G. Gomez Sr., 91, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013 surrounded by his family. Felix was born in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico on February 8, 1922 to Candido Gomez and Jesse Cortez. He married his beloved wife, Agatha Romero, on February 3, 1946 and were married for 67 glorious years. Together they had five children: Pauline, Carla, Rosalie, Viola and Felix Jr. Felix served our country in WWII and he was very active in the Veterans of Foreign Wars (V.F.W.). They moved to Tooele, Utah in 1948 to seek employment with The Tooele Army Depot where Felix retired after 35 years of civilian service. Felix served on the Tooele City Police Reserve for seven years. He was a member of the St. Marguerites Catholic Church. Felix and Agatha shared a love of dancing and brightened up the dance hall with their grace and beauty. He also loved fishing, gardening, hunting, camping, playing blackjack in Wendover, spending time with family and friends and was an avid Utah Jazz fan. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him. Felix is preceded in death by his daughter Pauline, his father, Candido Gomez, his mother, Jesse Cortez, his sister Betty Herrera and his brothers Orlando Cortez and Bernabe Martinez. He is survived by his loving wife, Agatha, his daughters, Carla (Wayde) Hamilton, Rosalie (Garry) Poloskey, Viola (Randy) Crebs, his son, Felix Jr. (Debbie), his sisters Viola Rivera and Loretta Bailon and his brothers Leroy Cortez and Ernest Gomez. He has 8 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A special thanks to Joe Bittman for his loving friendship and to Barbara from Harmony Hospice for her loving support during this difficult time. Services will be held at St. Marguerites Catholic Church, 15 S. 7th Street, Tooele. A viewing will be held on Wednesday, July 17th from 6:00-8:00 p.m. with a rosary at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will be Thursday, July 18th at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at the Tooele City Cemetery. Services entrusted with Didericksen Memorial, 435-277-0050.
