Vicente Gonzalez: “It is very unnerving and soul shaking to consider that such a young and promising life was cut so short and, therefore…”

“It is very unnerving and soul shaking to consider that such a young and promising life was cut so short and, therefore, deprived us and this House of what unquestionably would be great contributions. He of course proved himself in the field as a full-fledged member of the Marine Corps. It was my privilege to be identified with that particular section of the city when it was not part of the city. I am a native of San Antonio, and what we call Bexar County and the city is of such a proportion today that it is difficult for me to evoke the size and the aspect of the city at the time.”