After retirement, he spent 10 years with Hechinger Hardware Co., and retired to Dunedin in 1977. He was a member of the Portuguese American Suncoast Association (PASA) and Our Ladies of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Capt., U.S. Army (Ret.) GOMES, formerly of Dunedin, FL, passed away peacefully at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, on Feb. 16, 2008, at the age of 90.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Thelma C., and his youngest son, Brian V. He is survived by his son Art G. Jr., (Ev) of Centreville, VA; daughter Darlene "Lynn" Kleen (Tony), of Kernersville, NC; brothers, Valentine Gomes, of Kihei, Maui; Melvin Rodriques, of Berlin, NH; and sister Rita Pavao, Hilo, HI; eight grandchildren: Michael, Charlene, Bryan and Kayleigh Gomes; Douglas, Justin and Bethany Wood and Catie Wood McNair; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass was conducted at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Dunedin, Florida and that was followed by an internment at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Florida.
The family asked that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, in memory of Arthur Gomes.
Curlew Hills Funeral Homes.
After retirement, he spent 10 years with Hechinger Hardware Co., and retired to Dunedin in 1977. He was a member of the Portuguese American Suncoast Association (PASA) and Our Ladies of Lourdes Catholic Church.
Capt., U.S. Army (Ret.) GOMES, formerly of Dunedin, FL, passed away peacefully at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital, Winston-Salem, on Feb. 16, 2008, at the age of 90.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Thelma C., and his youngest son, Brian V. He is survived by his son Art G. Jr., (Ev) of Centreville, VA; daughter Darlene "Lynn" Kleen (Tony), of Kernersville, NC; brothers, Valentine Gomes, of Kihei, Maui; Melvin Rodriques, of Berlin, NH; and sister Rita Pavao, Hilo, HI; eight grandchildren: Michael, Charlene, Bryan and Kayleigh Gomes; Douglas, Justin and Bethany Wood and Catie Wood McNair; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A funeral mass was conducted at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Dunedin, Florida and that was followed by an internment at Curlew Hills Memory Gardens in Florida.
The family asked that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association, in memory of Arthur Gomes.
Curlew Hills Funeral Homes.
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