Manuel Gonzalez Jr. was born on September 17th, 1963 in Brownsville, TX. He served his country in the United States Army and Air Force Reserves. Serving as far away as Germany and helping those in need after Hurricane Katrina.
He always wanted to fly, he studied to become a pilot in college and earned an Aerospace Engineering degree from Texas A&M University. He is high in the sky today.
Manuel was inspiring, being the first in the family to earn a college degree. He was a certified Professional Engineer who started his own engineering business. He loved to watch and play soccer with his friends. He was a big Dallas Stars Hockey fan, even watching the games to the end hoping for a big comeback.
He was a great friend, a devoted brother and son who always thought of others first and never failed to brighten up a dark and gloomy day.