I am Sebastian (Sabas) Guerrero and a cousin of the Gonzales family. My mother Beatrice Guerrero is sister to The Gonzales family mother Santos Gonzales. The two families moved from Marlin TX to Rule Texas  where we grew up together.  The Gonzales family moved to east Dallas in the late fifties.  Our family Guerrero moved to the Amarillo, Plainview, Wichita falls, and Dallas area. I'm retired and my family lives in Kerrville,  San antonio,  and McKinney TX.I love all my Gonzales cousin s but Paul was the closest one.  We were close in age and played little league baseball together.  We had so much fun. Paul was an exceptional player.  Super coordinated.  I will miss Paul a lot. But I know I will see him again when its my turn to go. My condolences to the entire Gonzales family.  Love you all forever ❤️.

I want to express my sincere condolences to John Paul, Angel, Anna and to the grandkids and great grandkids who I know are missing their dad and grandfather. My uncle was well loved by everyone he was related to and everyone he met. He was just that kind of guy. He was the type of uncle who always wanted to "help" me fix my hair by licking his hand and then trying to slick my hair down, and also the kind of uncle to instantly start crying when talking about someone special. He could always make you laugh, and he was always there to help me when I needed help. All I had to say was "Uncle," and he would say "Woman, what do you want?" Even though I would not see him as often as other people did, when I did see him, he would make me feel like we had spoken the day before. All I can say is I am very happy and proud to have had Paul as my uncle. Uncle, I bid you adieu, and as I told you before, thank you for being you and for everything you did for me, and a big thank you for serving our country. Now you have been called to serve someone bigger. Peace be with you on your journey home, I love you, Yvonne 

Paul was a great father, next door neighbor, baseball player, and friend.

He was always offering to help and was especially willing to volunteer to vacuum. 😂 

No words or Hugs will ever take away the pain of losing a loved one. The memory of Paul and his family is always in my thoughts. Paul & Pete can now be together along with the other Gonzales' in Heaven.    I know they are watching over all of us. The only comfort I  get is knowing I will see you one day. 
From Petes wife  and family we will miss you! 

  Where do I begin? I have a life time of memories of  Tio. Anna and I are close in age and Tio Paul would  let me tag along from time to time. He took us bowling, to the movies or just a weekend at the Gonzales house hold. One time we camped under a bridge in Rule, Tx. That’s the night I slept on the cot. Both of my lovely Tios(of course Paul and Chuck) made up a story of the cot killer. Apparently he went around Rule killing ppl sleeping on cots, especially little girls. They teased me all night and I was terrified to sleep. That morning with little to no sleep, we went rattle snake hunting. Not one rattle snake in site! Lol  Tio Paul carried a shot gun and right behind him was Tio Chuck with his huge 45 yelling at us not to step in the shadow areas. 
None of us showered  the whole weekend. We stunk so bad. I can’t forget about of him calling my mom “Blancha”  and always picking on her😬🤣 
He actually  drove my mom to the hospital while she was in labor with me. 

Cousins, I pray these memories bring you some kind of comfort. He was an amazing man and he will definitely be missed. -Lila
P.S.  Your dad was kind of a bad a$$! I love seeing all these pictures of him during the war. 

My best memories of my uncle Paul is when we lived across the street on Edgewood I was always over there! He would always  get us Southern Maid donuts or taking us to Pennywise park. I remember he would always watch M*A*S*H which I couldn't stand the theme song I would leave the room! I loved to watch him empire baseball games. You will be missed by many! I will never forget you uncle! 

Where to begin…my uncle has been a part of my entire life from infancy through adulthood.  I think I lost a big piece of my heart on July 7, 2022.  Uncle was always there for me with a big heart full of love which he expressed many many times.  He was always concerned about me even through that depressing time he was away he would always ask my mom how I was doing in the many countless letters he would send to us (and he would send gifts too.)   Adulthood was no different I would call and he was there, always making sure I was doing and feeling well after my transplant.  I will miss him more than mere words can express but will forever be grateful for the time we shared and the three wonderful children and their children he leaves with us to carry on his immortality.  This is not goodbye my uncle this is until we meet again.  I will forever love you!

The picture below is the last time I saw Paul. Anna use to come visit her Dad every weekend and we became best friends. Paul basically accepted me and my brother as his own. When I was young I didn't know how good of a person he was. He would take Anna, me and my brother to the movies and other places. I remember when Anna and me were getting ready to swim and Paul went downstairs and smoke and waited till we were done. He was so respectful. I didn't smoke around us. He would go outside or in the bathroom. I also remember, one day Anna or one of us was in the car and playing around I guess. Paul was near by. One of us had put the car in reverse. He got upset but I think he was more scared that one of us, could of got hurt. 
Paul, would also come get Monica and Frances from their house and they would spend a night as well. So we all hung out almost every weekend. Monica and Frances are in this picture too.  
This entire family is good. I still love all y'all. Plenty of good memories. You can't say anything bad about this man. I'm glad I got to tell him thank you before this. 
I'm so sorry for your loss. But know you are truly bless and I know his still going to continue to watch over his family. 

Angel, Anna and JP 

My condolences to you and your family on the passing of your dad.  May all his memories and the love he had for his family bring you solace.  My prayers are with you and family. 

Paul was always a funny guy. He loved joking around with people. We don’t remember a time we saw him without a smile - that is what we will miss the most, his joy and laughter. We are genuinely sorry to hear of his passing. Our love and prayers are with all the family. 

Paul a great baseball player, I first remember seeing my brother Juan Arredondo playing for the Demons,which Paul was the leader of them.that got me playing baseball n later softball.I played on Paul's team n against his teams..Later in life I had the pleasure of watching him umpire some of my son's baseball games in Forney..RIP My Friend Paul..

Me and Paul smoking a cigarette while making his baby sister Sylvia's headstone in Rule, TX. Sonny wrote the name and date. 

One of my letters my "handsome brother" fathead wrote me from the war. 

The memories I have of you tio are when yal would come to visit and you would bring grandma Santos with yal to visit us. And later on ,our happiest times when visiting Dallas was staying at your house you would take us for ice cream at Braums ❤.  The last time we saw you was in 2012 when you brought my tias to be with mom when my nephew passed. You were a great tio to us and I wished we would have visited more . I will greatly miss you. Rest In Peace and thank you for so many memories that I hold dear in my heart. I love you ❤

He was the best P-Paw! He loved my son and I as much as he loved Nikita and Karlie and for that I will forever be grateful! I will miss his hugs and his stories and his little laugh. My favorite time with him was probably us making fun of John Paul for singing in the shower! We love you P-Paw! 

God saw he was getting tired.
and the cure was not to be.
So He put his arms around  him
and whispered, "Come with Me."
With tearful hearts 
we watched him fade away.
Although we loved him dearly,
we could not make him stay.
A golden heart stopped beating,
hardworking hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

Back in August last year, we went to Rule, TX and took a stroll down memory lane. Glad I got to spend that weekend there to hear the stories of where they grew up. 

My name is Edwin garcia I met paul thru softball he was my very first umpire partner and that first game stays with me forever he taught  me to have tough skin on the ball field and off I just graduated. And the stuff that he taught wasn’t just softball it was things I needed to do with life ❤️ 

I remember when my husband Johnny lost his temper trying to teach me how to drive a standard vehicle and gave up. But Paul said "don't worry I'll teach you"it took all of 15 minutes and I was driving a standard! He was the most patient person ever. Miss you dude.

Paul's presence will be sorely missed on the girls fastpitch softball diamond. His smile. His stamina. His willingness to help. Just the little things on the dirt that made him a mountain of a man.  Paul was the one you leaned on because you knew that he had your back. He was respected generationally in the umpire world... from our teenage junior umpires to the old as dirt umpires. We are grateful to your family for the time that they shared you with us. You did well, my friend, you did well. Rest in peace.

Love & respect... Your friends from USA Softball

OBITUARY

Paul Gonzales

April 28, 1946 – July 7, 2022

Anderson-Clayton-Gonzalez Funeral Home

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