He attended school in Hereford in his early years and graduated from Caprock High School. Manuel enjoyed nerf guns and anything marvel. He loved to cook, feeding people was his way of saying I love you. Before his death, he worked at Northwest TX Healthcare System. He proudest moments were marrying Tammie and when his 3 girls were born. For the past 20 years, Manuel and Tammie had a love of a lifetime and raised 3 amazing girls his little monkeys.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents Manuel and Ester Cruz, great grandmother Clara Guerrero.
In his passing, he leaves his wife Tammie, 3 daughters; Maryssa, Alicia, and Gabrielle; Father and Stepmom; Samuel and Bobbie Gonzales, Mother Esiquia Cruz, Beloved Grandparents Roland and Eva Gonzales, Aunt Donna and Uncle Ray, Uncle Ray Gonzales who he thought of as an older brother, siblings; Betty, Evie, Samantha, DeAnn, George, Joshua, Samara, David, Crystal, and Amanda, several Brothers-in-law, Sisters-in-law and a Father-in-law Joe Ritz.
A college fund has been set up at Amarillo National Bank for his 3 daughters.
