Eagle Pass Little Angel Waiting on His Final Journey Home
By: Jose G. Landa, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2015
Eagle Pass Little Angel Julian Gomez made peace with his creator and opened his mind, soul, and spirit to receive the Lord before succumbing to a hard fought battle with Leukemia in June of 2015 and looked forward to his final journey home. Unfortunately, young Julian Gomez’s wish to be cremated upon his death and have his ashes spread in “the big blue ocean” have been placed on hold as his parents disagree on how to dispose of his remains, whether to honor his wish to be cremated or have his body buried in a cemetery.
Little Julian’s mother, Linda Patricia Gonzalez, cared for her angel son during his life, diagnosis, treatment, and battle with cancer and prepared him for his final journey home with God. His mother supports little Julian’s last wish. His estranged father, Justin Gomez of San Antonio, Texas, disapproves of his son’s final wish to be cremated and have his ashes spread in the ‘big blue ocean.” He prefers to bury his body in a cemetery.
Although little Julian passed away on June 11, 2015, his body remains at a mortuary in San Antonio more than a month of his passing away, awaiting his final journey home, while his parents disagree on the disposition of his body.
Little Julian’s mother had to retain an attorney in Eagle Pass to assist her petition the District Court to release his body for interment or cremation on an emergency basis. She filed a petition in Maverick County but the case has not been resolved and transferred the case to Bexar County (San Antonio), where his body remains today and father resides. The case remains pending as of press time.
While Julian was undergoing medical treatment, he was receiving aggressive treatments for his leukemia, which he called a “monster” that lived inside of him. After consulting with his children cancer treatment doctors, little Julian decided that he preferred to live his final days in his beloved home of Eagle Pass and with his family and friends.
Despite his terminal illness, little Julian never lost his love and faith for God. He decided that he was going to live his final days to the best of his ability together with his family and friends. He continued to smile and laugh despite his illness until his final breath.
During his final days in Eagle Pass, little Julian asked his mom if she could throw him a birthday party even though it was a few weeks before his birthday. His mother granted his wish and organized him the biggest and happiest birthday party of his life.
Somehow Eagle Passans learned of little Julian’s wish to have a birthday party and the entire community responded by throwing him a large, festive party filled with family, friends, well-wishers, lots of food, music, games, and surprises.
The Eagle Pass Fire and Police Departments and Mayor Ramsey English Cantu volunteered to participate in little Julian’s birthday party in a grandiose fashion. Eagle Pass Fire Department Chief Sonny Mello made him an honorary Fireman and gave him a ride on an Eagle Pass Fire Engine. Eagle Pass Police Department Chief Alberto Guajardo made little Julian an honorary Policeman and presented him with his own badge. Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey English Cantu proclaimed little Julian as Mayor of Eagle Pass on his birthday party date.
Eagle Pass Mayor Ramsey E. Cantu even made little Julian, Mayor of the City of Eagle Pass for a day.
Little Julian had a great and beautiful time at his birthday party and taught all around him the priorities of life such as love, peace, family, and honor thy Lord.
In an exclusive interview with little Julian’s mother, Linda Patricia Gonzalez, she detailed her son’s last days and wishes in life on Earth.
Little Julian in one of his last conversations with his mother, Linda Patricia, while in the hospital in San Antonio learned about his illness and what was happening to his body and came to terms with his fate and accepted the Lord as his savior.
“We have always explained everything to Julian as to what was occurring with his health. He used to call his disease a monster and that the chemotherapy that was being administered to him were bullets that were going to kill that monster,” said Linda Patricia Gonzalez.
Little Julian and his mother and family decided to leave his fate in the hands of God after his medical specialty team of doctors advised him that his medical treatments were not working and his disease continued to grow within his body.
“I explained to Julian what was happening and asked him what were his wishes as to the next step for us,” said Linda Patricia Gonzalez.
“Julian then told me, Mommy, I want to go home to Eagle Pass,” said Gonzalez.
Little Julian wanted to come home to be with his grandfather, who was his adoration and mentor, and spend time with family, stated Gonzalez.
After consulting with little Julian’s medical team and praying to God, Linda Patricia Gonzalez made the difficult and gut wrenching decision to honor his son’s final wish to return home to Eagle Pass.
“With what the doctors had told us, I knew that if we continued with the chemotherapy treatment, it was eventually going to kill Julian slowly and I just wanted for my son to be comfortable during what could be his last days,” said Gonzalez.
Julian’s doctors had notified us that there was nothing else they could do medically to help him battle leukemia.
Julian’s mother sadly recalls the very last conversations she had with her beloved young son.
“In our conversations, I began to prepare Julian and would tell him that God was preparing a big party for him once he got to heaven and that the invitations were being prepared for his big party in the heavens,” said Gonzalez.
“Julian told me that he understood that I could not go with him and that he was not scared to die because God was going to be waiting for him,” added Gonzalez.
Gonzalez stated that one of her son’s last wishes was to be cremated and have his ashes spread in the ‘big blue ocean.” “Mommy, I want to go to the big blue ocean, Julian told me,” said Gonzalez. Little Julian knew and understood that the Lord’s angels would come for him and take his soul to heaven to be with God.
Little Julian is now seated at the right hand side of the Lord as one of his little angels. His final wish to have his body cremated and have his ashes spread in the ‘big blue ocean” is the final wish remaining to be fulfilled. He awaits his final journey home.
“All I am trying to do is to be there for my son, Julian, and be able to take him to his big blue ocean,” said his mother, Linda Patricia Gonzalez.
