This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/odZ.2ACIB/544.1 Message Board Post: GONZALES, HENRY M. Henry ``Hank ' ' Gonzales, a native San Diegan and resident of Clairemont, passed away on January 30, 2004. He was 78. Hank is survived by one sister, Mary Elvira Gonzalez of Encanto, one son, Stephen of National City; two daughters, Monica Reinicke and Gayla Brown of San Diego, and granddaughter Denise Reinicke of San Diego. Also surviving are numerous nieces, nephews, and extended family. He was the widow of Carmen Marin, whom he was married to for 51 years. Born on October 21, 1925, Hank graduated from San Diego High School in 1944. Hank was in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1946, serving in World War II as a member of the 612th Field Artillery Battalion. He married Carmen in July 1948. In 1951, Hank began a long career in the civil service, where he worked in the Transportation Division at the 32nd Street Naval Station. In July 1963, Hank received the distinct honor of becoming a ``plank owner ' ' in the forming of the Navy Public Works Center. While at th! e PWC, he led the division ' s Federal Youth Summer Employment Program, which enabled high school students to gain real-world experience in mechanics. In 1978, he was named Motor Vehicle Operator General Foreman. After 35 years, he retired in 1984. Hank enjoyed photography, taking his family on camping trips, and watching Charger football and Padres baseball games. An avid dog lover, he bred and raised poodles, boxers, and beagles. He will be truly missed. A Viewing was held Monday, February 2. A Memorial and Graveside service will occur on Tuesday, February 3, at 2 p.m., at El Camino Memorial Park in Sorrento Valley. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Parkinson ' s Disease Association of San Diego (www.pdasd.org) or the San Diego Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired (www.sdcb.org) Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com Published in the San Diego Union-Tribune on 2/3/2004. (volunteer submission)