William is survived by his loving wife, Ida; sons William Jr. (Margaret) and Alexander (David), daughter Rebeca (Andres); grandchildren Robert William (Nikki), Geoffrey Alexander (Ariana), and Casey Rae; great-grandchildren William David and Billie Lynn. He is also survived by his brother Charles (Sara). William was preceded in death by his parents Oscar Gonzalez and Francisca Ferrer and his sisters Teresita and Gladys, all of Cuba.
Born November 8, 1932, William immigrated to the US in 1953 and joined the US Air Force in 1955. He is a veteran of the Vietnam War, specialized in aircraft maintenance and retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant in 1975. His second career began as a Letter Carrier for the US Postal Service in 1978, where he enthusiastically served his customers until 2000. William was a devoted family man who loved his children and their families as well as an ardent supporter of many extended family members who emigrated from Cuba. William loved animals, baseball and helping people. He will truly be missed.
Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend visitation to be held at Caballero Rivero Woodlawn South funeral home, 11655 S.W. 117th Ave Miami, FL on Sunday July 10 2016 from 4 to 8PM and on Monday, 11 July 2016 from 9 to 2PM followed by a funeral mass at 2.30PM. Interment will follow at 3PM.
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