Dominick Lawrence Gonzalez

Dominick Lawrence Gonzalez, 8, of Mt. Airy died on Sunday, July 8, 2007.

He was born on August 7, 1998 in Aurora. CO. Dominick was a student at Kemptown Elementary School where he has just completed the 3rd grade, was a member of the chorus and had recently won the Most Inquisitive Award. He was a member of LUYAA and had played football for 4 years, basketball for 2 years, baseball, and soccer for 1 year each. Dominick was very personable and made friends with everyone he met both young and old.

Surviving are his mother, Ann Marie Johnson-Kellington and her life partner, Charles Mitchell of Mt. Airy; father, Victor Dominick Gonzalez of Mt. Airy; 4 brothers and sisters, David Houston, Katelyn Gonzalez, Emily Mitchell and Jacqueline Mitchell all of Mt. Airy; grandparents, Jay and Alice Kellington of Westminster, Nancy Burch of Washington, DC, Victor and Mary Kay Gonzalez of Hughesville, MD and Lawrence Johnson of New Orleans; great grandparents, Elvira Leavell of Fairmont, WV, Sylvia Johnson of Frederick and Dan and Nina Fitzpatrick of Hollywood, MD.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00 and 6:00-9:00 p.m. on Friday, July 13, at Stauffer Funeral Home, 8 E. Ridgeville Blvd. in Mt. Airy. Interment will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Frederick.

Services: Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 14, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 27015 Ridge Road, Damascus, Maryland with Rev. Richard Fredericks of Damascus Road Community Church officiating.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Dominick L. Gonzalez Memorial Fund, C/O Bank of America, Main and Ridgeville MD4-786-01-01, 1 E. Ridgeville Blvd, Mt, Airy, MD 21771.