Alejandro Gonzales

Services for Alejandro Gonzales, 81, of Gainesville are set for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Rev. Don Brennan, O.S.A., officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home of Gainesville.

Mr. Gonzales died Aug. 23, 2008, at his residence.

He was born May 5, 1927, in Houston to Evaristo and Bernada Gonzales. On Aug. 4, 1945, he married Herminia Mendez. He was a retired employee of the City of Gainesville.

Survivors include his 14 children; 56 grandchildren; and 140 great-grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Herminia Gonzales on May 1, 2007; and by a granddaughter.

Memorial contributions may be made to Geo. J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home at 602 Lindsay Street in Gainesville.