On May 27th 2018, our father Rafael Romero Gonzales entered into rest to be at home with the Lord and Savior. He was born on November 23, 1933 in Oceanside, CA. He married Estrella Gonzales, the love of his life on June 26, 1954. He is survived by sons Rafael Gonzales Jr. and his wife Esper, from Escondido, David Gonzales and his wife Susie of Carlsbad, Adam Gonzales and his wife Cecilia of Reno, NV and daughter Martha Sherman and her husband Earl of Anaheim Hills. He is also survived by grandchildren Naomi, Rafael III, Crystal, Alyssa, Carolyn and Nicholas, and great grandchildren Makena Green and Ryder Adam Lynch as well as sisters, Margaret Wise, Lydia Garza, Rita Reith, and brother Tony Gonzales and numerous nieces and nephews who loved him and will miss him very much. He was preceded in death by his wife Estrella Martinez Gonzales, parents Manuel & Rafaela Gonzales, and infant son Rafael Jesus Gonzales.