Francisco was born to Andrea Esparza and Severo Gonzalez in Durango, Mexico. He was brought to the US at the age of 13 where he attended Stevenson Jr High and Roosevelt High School. He received an Associate Degree in Accounting before serving in the US Army from 1961-1963 in Spain and France. He met his wife of 50 years, Mari, in 1970. Francisco will be remembered as a devoted husband, father and grandfather. His joyful spirit and zest for life are the legacy he leaves behind. He will be dearly missed by wife Mari, children: Joseph (Monica), Aron, Loren (Hugo), Lucy, Eli and grandchildren: Damian, Omar, Peter, Sabrina, Cindy, and Jonathan.
We invite you to listen to an audio interview with Francisco conducted by Daniel Diaz in 2021.
https://dreport.org/2021/04/14/foreign-adjustment-program-a-conversation-on-going-to-school-in-los-angeles-in-the-1950s/
