Lupe was born on August 6, 1955, in Gregory, Texas. He was the fifth of seven children born to Rene and Angelica Gonzalez. Lupe grew up in Corpus Christi and graduated from Carroll High School in December 1972. Lupe went on to attend the University of Texas at Austin and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a focus in Accounting, in 1975.
After college, Lupe enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and served as a Platoon Commander and Company Executive Officer at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina. After 3 years of service, Lupe was honorably discharged with the rank of Captain.
In May 1980, Lupe began his career with the FBI as a Special Agent assigned to the San Antonio Division. Lupe went on to serve in St. Louis, San Juan, McAllen, and FBI Headquarters in Washington, DC. In August 1994, Lupe was appointed Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) in Portland and later went on to become the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) in Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Dallas.
Lupe’s illustrious career with the Bureau was marked by many milestones and achievements: Early in his career, he received the Federal Supervisor of the Year Award from the Federal Executive Board of the District of Puerto Rico; In 2001, he was the recipient of a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Executive in Senior Executive Service based on his sustained record of exceptional performance as SAC; and in Dallas, he led the response and recovery effort for the Columbia Shuttle disaster.
Lupe retired from the FBI in 2006 and continued his career as a Director at Deloitte. Lupe utilized his exceptional leadership skills and expertise acquired throughout his years with the Bureau to establish and grow the branch for corporate fraud investigation and forensic affairs in Mexico, Central & South America.
After retiring from Deloitte in 2015, Lupe co-founded LIFS Mexico, providing forensic accounting services to companies in Mexico City. In his free time, he also served as Regional Vice President of the South-Central Region for the Society of Former Special Agents (FBI).
While Lupe’s career consisted of travelling far and wide, he found the greatest peace and solace spending time with his family and friends on his ranch in Sinton, Texas. Lupe was a beloved husband, father, son and brother with immense love and devotion for family. His legacy of humility, hard work, and dedication will be remembered by his family and friends for years to come.
Cheers, Lupe…to a life well lived.
Lupe is preceded in death by his mother, Angelica, of Corpus Christi, TX.
Lupe is survived by his father, Rene, of Corpus Christi, TX; his wife Elaine of Dallas, TX; his daughters Christina of Austin, TX and Andrea of Dallas, TX; his siblings, Ada (Jose) Vera of San Antonio, TX, Katy Lopez of Corpus Christi, TX, Rene (Sandra) Gonzalez of Corpus Christi, TX, Alma (Larry) Rincones of Sebastian, TX, Mark (Sue) Gonzalez of Corpus Christ, TX and Libby (Lee) Gonzalez of Rockport, TX; his nieces, nephews and a large, loving, extended family.
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