Virginio “Momez” Gomez, 68, passed away October 1, 2009.  Virginio was born October 10, 1940 to Virginio and Estella Adams Gomez.

Virginio was a dance promoter for many years booking Tejano bands in Corpus Christi and the surrounding areas. Virginio was affiliated with big bands including Freddie Martinez, Augustin Ramirez, Joe Bravo, Los Unicos and Rudy T. Gonzalez.  He also worked for Radio Station Majic 104.9 as a DJ.  Virginio was the host of his own cable show “Virginio Gomez Presenta”.  He loved to entertain the public and was a very charismatic man with a flair for clothing.

Virginio is preceded in death by his parents Virginio Gomez and Estella Adams Gomez, and a brother Alonzo Gomez.

Survivors include his wife Oralia Gomez of Oklahoma; children Linda Gomez (Joe), Virgil Gomez (Patsy), Roland Gomez, Debbie Medina, Stella Mitchell, Virginio David Gomez (Kelly), Gracie Thompson (Richard), Eddie Gomez, Margaret Davila (Rudy), Esmeralda Garza and Gracie Ruiz (Rolando); his sisters Elisa Candelario and Eloisa Salinas (Richard); brothers Gilbert Gomez (Yolanda) and Rudy Davila; 23 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren: Preston, Avery and Amaya; his friends Freddie Martinez, Humberto Lozano Lopez, Dan Alfaro and David Noyola.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 9:00 PM on Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Resthaven Funeral Home in Sinton, Texas with a rosary at 7:00 PM that evening.  Funeral Mass will be celebrated Monday, October 5, 2009, 10:00 AM, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sinton, Texas.  Interment will follow at Eternal Rest Cemetery, Sinton, Texas.

God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be. So He put his arms around you and whispered, “Come with Me”. With tearful eyes we watched you suffer and saw you fade away. Although we love you dearly, we could not make you stay.  A golden heart stopped beating…hard-working hands at rest.  God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the BEST.

You will live forever in our hearts, Dad.

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