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Socorro Antonio Gonzales\u2014who by chance escaped being born amid the violent aftermath of the Mexican revolution only to later fight in WWII and who is the grandfather of the legacy bilingual newspaper El Tecolote\u2014died on March 11, 2022 of prostate cancer. He was 97.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His life was a full one. And one that is damn interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socorro\u2014the Mexican farmworker boy with a name that didn\u2019t really fit the mouths of his friends growing up\u2014was born in Fresno, California on Oct. 20, 1924. But his journey didn\u2019t start there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His Mexico City mother, Sara Rita, was pregnant when she informed her then husband that she wanted to raise their child north and away from the violence of post-revolution Mexico. Staying to fight for his \u201ctierra,\u201d though, was more important to him. And so Sara Rita, along with her sister, left and began her journey north. When the sisters made it to Fresno, Sara Rita opened the local phonebook, scrolled down a list of names, and landed on a familiar one but with a Portuguese twist\u2014Gonzales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was the surname she gave her firstborn, Socorro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like many depression-era children, Socorro grew up quick. His mother eventually remarried and had seven more children\u2014two girls and five boys. Having to support eight children, Sara Rita and her husband would follow and pick the seasonal crops up and down the Central Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAll of their kids would get in the fields to help out if needed,\u201d said Juan Gonzales, Socorro\u2019s son. \u201cAnd it was needed.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One season, the family came up to Stockton where they settled. Sara Rita\u2019s husband, however, had ideas of moving the family to Mexico. But Sara Rita was determined to make her life in the States. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSo he went back,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cSo now she was a single parent with eight kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And so by age 14, Socorro, who loved school yet struggled to come up with the cash to buy school supplies such as pencils, paper and gym clothes\u2014money that could\u2019ve been used to feed his siblings\u2014became the \u201cman of the house.\u201d Abandoning his dream to pursue education, Socorro found good work at the Stockton port. It was all manual labor, and hard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut he never regretted it,\u201d Gonzales said of his dad. \u201cHe was the good son in that regard. Trying to provide for the family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amid the hard labor and making sure his siblings didn\u2019t stray, Socorro found moments to enjoy his youth. He excelled in \u2018sandlot\u2019 sports, and honed his swimming skills in the San Joaquin river. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it was during one of his trucking delivery routes that he noticed a clerk working at a local store, Sarah Rita Gomez. He wanted to make her his wife. But to do that, he needed to first win over Sacramento Gomez, Sarah Rita\u2019s mother. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sacramento was single-mother Mexican tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But Socorro was smooth, had a car, and learned that Sacramento liked shopping. So he offered to take her shopping, hauling all of her goods in his car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd he did that on a number of occasions,\u201d Gonzales said. \u201cAnd man, dad was her charm. He could do no wrong. So he was able to win her over. And she was his biggest supporter.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But despite Sacramento\u2019s blessing, Socorro and Sarah Rita didn\u2019t marry right away. Like many young men at the time, Socorro volunteered to fight in WWII. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Rita agreed to wait, but harbored doubts that Socorro would return. Her brother, John, would later die in the war. And in 1943, private Socorro Gonzales enlisted in the U.S. Army. Under the command of general George Smith Patton, private Gonzales was part of an artillery unit that provided cover for the U.S. troops on the beaches of Normandy, France. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Socorro wears his World War II veteran hat at a gathering with loved ones. Courtesy photo. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As the war rages, private Gonzales found time to write letters to his betrothed. He did so until the war ended in 1945. And on Feb. 17, 1946, Socorro married Sarah Rita in Stockton. A year later, the couple welcomed their first child. A boy. They named him Juan. Five years later, the couple welcomed their second child, a daughter they named Sarah. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the sole income earner, Socorro toiled in a Stockton lumber mill, working day and night. Eventually, his mother-in-law Sacramento\u2014who he had charmed years earlier and who was now her favorite son-in-law\u2014gave him $5,000 to buy their first home on California Street. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was just a hard worker, and committed to his family,\u201d Juan said. \u201cAnd so he did everything that he could to ensure that we wouldn\u2019t go hungry or unclothed or unsheltered.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socorro, the boy who was told that school wasn\u2019t for him because he was poor and Mexican, now had the chance to give his children something he never had\u2014a chance at higher education. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socorro\u2019s son Juan graduated from Stockton\u2019s Franklin High School and later attended SF State. After graduating in 1968, Juan returned to teach the Raza Journalism course at the newly established College of Ethnic Studies. In the spring of 1970, Juan and a small group of students plotted the launch of a free community bilingual newspaper that would bring much needed resources and information to San Francisco\u2019s underserved and growing Latino community. On Aug. 24, 1970, El Tecolote\u2014the newspaper you\u2019re reading now\u2014took flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Around the same time as El Tecolote was launched, Stanford University recruited Juan. In 1977, Juan completed his masters in Journalism from one of the most prestigious universities on the west coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Socorro, who had only known hard labor since childhood, didn\u2019t quite understand his son\u2019s passion for journalism. But he supported it nonetheless, oftentimes donating to the newspaper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After decades of working at the mill and becoming a forman, Socorro retired in his 60s. Thrifty and smart, Socorro and his wife Sarah Rita lived comfortably in retirement in Stockton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe did alright for himself,\u201d Juan said. \u201cThis kid who had nothing.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sept. 14, 2014, Socorro lost his wife of 68 years. He lived the rest of his life in Stockton, mostly alone. Juan, the Chair of CCSF\u2019s Journalism Department, and his sister kept in touch as best as they could. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe always found things to do,\u201d said Juan, describing his father\u2019s passion for gardening and his pet fish and cat. \u201cHe would occupy his time with things, novel things that he didn\u2019t get a chance to do because he was so busy working.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan celebrated his 75th birthday on March 11, 2022. Two days later, Juan lost his dad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe was always telling me, \u2018I want to live to be 100.\u2019 That was his  goal. He came close,\u201d Juan said. \u201cWhen you lose a parent it is heart-wrenching\u2026the sadness and tears seem endless. But fortunately there are countless fond memories that soften the pain. Thanks dad for giving me the encouragement for my endeavors in life and for the social justice values I embrace. You have always been the wind beneath my wings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Socorro Antonio Gonzales, who was born in Fresno and worked in the fields as a boy, fought in WWII and dedicated his life to his family.I, and leaves a legacy all around California and beyond through his own actions, and his family, which includes El Tecolote’s founder Juan, and extends as far as great grandchildren in his lifetime. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Socorro is survived by his son Juan of Daly City; daughter Sarah Munoz; brothers Tino, Frank and Richard; and sisters Helen Sanchez of Sacramento and Carmen Delao. He leaves four grandchildren:  Agustin of San Francisco; Marialma Cruz of Daly City; Paul Munzo of Sacramento, and Sarah Arriola. He also leaves four great grandchildren: Emiliano of Daly City, Alejandro of Daly City, Laurelle, and Landon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A rosary is scheduled on Thursday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. at Casa Bonita Funeral Home, 2500 Cemetery Lane in Stockton. A 10 a.m. mass is planned on Friday, March 25 at St. Gertrude’s Catholic Church, 1663 E. Main St., followed by burial at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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