Carmelo Gonzalez Sr.

CARMELO GONZALEZ, SR, 71, OF BRISTOL, CT, DEPARTED THIS LIFE UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIS HOME, ON TUESDAY MARCH 24, 2020. HE WAS BORN TO ADRIANA MORALES AND CANDIDO GONZALEZ IN BAYAMON, PUERTO RICO ON JANUARY 22, 1949.

DURING HIS LIFE CARMELO SR WAS EMPLOYED AT VARIOUS MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, EVENTUALLY RETIRING FROM EASCO ALUMINUM IN BERLIN, CT.

CARMELO SR DEDICATED HIMSELF TO HIS FAMILY, WHOM HE LOVED DEARLY, ESPECIALLY HIS GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS ALWAYS THERE TO HELP OR EVEN COOK, WHICH WAS HIS PASSION.  CARMELO SR TRULY LOVED SEEING THE JOY IN HIS FAMILY'S EYES WHEN THEY ATE HIS COOKING., ESPECIALLY HIS FLAN, EMPANADAS, WINGS AND HIS WHITE RICE WITH THE RED BEAN SAUCE.

HE LOVED TO PLAY DOMINOES AT EVERY EVENT, PLAY HIS LOTTO AND SCRATCH TICKETS, AS WELL AS UNO, WATCHING FAMILY FEUD RERUNS AND A SHOW CALLED HOW IT'S MADE, ON DISCOVERY.

CARMELO SR IS SURVIVED BY A SPECIAL WOMAN IN HIS LIFE, SALVADORA FLORES.  HE ALSO IS SURVIVED BY HIS SONS, CARMELO GONZALEZ JR (MARKESHA), PEDRO J. GONZALEZ (NANCY), AND DENISE GONZALEZ-RIVERA (LUIS) .  SIX GRANDCHILDREN:, KIARA J. GONZALEZ, NAYTHAN L. RIVERA, KRISTION J. GONZALEZ, KAILAH J. GONZALEZ, KYLE A. RIVERA, AND LUIS A. RIVERA JR.   HE LOVED HIS FOUR LEGGED FRIENDS: COOPER, ROXY, RAMSEY, HAZEL, AND NALA.

HE ALSO IS SURVIVED BY TWO SISTERS, HIS LOVING SISTER, ALEJANDRINA (JOSE), WHOM HE HAD A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH, AND MARTA.  TWO BROTHERS, MANUEL AND PEDRO JUAN. CARMELO SR WAS PREDECEASED BY TWO BROTHERS MIGUEL AND DANIEL. TWO SISTERS, VICTORIA AND SIXTA.

HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A SPECIAL NIECE, DIMARI FLORES, AND A HOST  OF OTHER NIECES, NEPHEWS AND FRIENDS.

DUE TO UNCONTROLLABLE NATIONAL EVENTS, A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD FOR CARMELO GONZALEZ SR, AT A FUTURE DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED.

THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUED LOVE AND PRAYERS DURING THIS TIME.