In Tijuana, Mexico, on September 13, 1960, Ramon Gonzalez-Gomez, Sr., and Isabel Gonzalez-

Lara were blessed with a set of twin boys, Ramon, Jr., and Marcus Anthony.

Ramon emigrated with his family at that age of six to Los Angeles County. He graduated from 

Roosevelt High School. His beloved grandfather, Bonifacio Gonzalez, founded Birreirria Jalisco 

(the first of its kind in the United States, now Birreiria Don Boni) where Ramon went to work at 

very a very young age and was one of a select few to be honored to learn Don Boni’s secret 

family recipe for birria. After moving to the San Francisco Bay Area where he and Yolanda found 

each other, Ray worked in retail, retiring from K-mart as a Department Manager in 2014. While 

still at K-Mart, he started his DJ business, Spotlight Entertainment.

Ramon is preceded in death by Marcus Anthony, beloved grandfather Don Boni, and his father 

Ramon, Sr.

To cherish his memory, Ramon leaves his wife, Yolanda Marcellia-Gonzalez and the children they 

raised: niece Warnisha Smith and nephew Myron Smith of Richmond, California; his mother 

Isabel Gonzalez-Lara of Los Angeles, California; five brothers and three sisters, Antonio Gonzalez 

(Daisy), Norma Finley (Fred), Emma Rogers (Randy), Lily Benitez (Joel), Arturo Gonzalez (Lisa), 

and Manual Gonzalez of Los Angeles County and David Gonzalez (Heidi) of Contra Costa County; 

brothers-in-law, Warren (Thelma Lynn) Smith and Myron Smith; and a host of nephews and 

nieces: Ruben, J.R., Eddie, Dominic, and Paulina; Ernie Jr., Bennie and Jimmie; Evelyn and 

Guillermo; Tyler, Delsin, and Kenai; Samantha, Daniel, Marcus, Amanda, and Leia; Hannah and 

?; and a host of friends and relatives