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Gonzales, Howard, 1928-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1928-

Biography

Howard Gonzales (1928-) is the an author for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a former employee of the United States Treasury.

Howard Gonzales was born in Long Beach, California, in 1928. His mother was descended from Dutch pioneers and his father was a Mexican immigrant. Howard attended Brigham Young University and graduated in June 1954 with a bachelor's degree in accounting with a minor in finance and banking. During college, Howard was a member of the ROTC and after his graduation was sent to Germany as a member of the United States military. After finishing his military service, Howard spent over thirty-two years working for the U.S. Treasury. Howard married Norma Lizet Williams on May 13, 1960, in the Los Angeles temple, and together they adopted four children. During his later years, Howard authored an autobiography of his life.

Citation:
UPB files, Aug. 15, 2019 (Howard Gonzales was born in in Long Beach, California. His mother was descended from Dutch Pioneers and his father was a Mexican immigrant. Howard attended Brigham Young University and graduated in June 1954 with a Bacheloers degree in accounting and a minor in finance and banking. During school Howard was a member of the ROTC and after his degree he was sent to Germany as a member of the U.S. military. After finishing his military service Howard spent over thirty-two years working for the U.S. treasury. Howard married Norma Lizet Williams on May 13, 1960 in the Los Angeles temple belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and together they adopted four children. During his later years Howard authored an auto-biography of his life)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with Howard Gonzales

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239115543]
Identifier: MSS 9288
Scope and Contents

Contains a compact disc labeled "2015-05-04 Howard Gonzales" which contains an MP3 oral history of his life. The oral history documents his education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, his time in the U.S. military in Germany, his time working for the American government in public finance, and his home and family life in Long beach, California. Dated 2015.

Dates: 2015