Born in Vivian, Louisiana, on April 9, 1937, Gene Goza was the son of Ralph and Juanita (Cook) Goza.
Gene was a singer and an entertainer He performed with the Charlie Pruitt Show [Beaumont, Texas] and was an Elvis impersonator. With his group, Jo, Gene and Company, he enjoyed entertaining senior citizens. For his contribution to the local music and entertainment field, he received a star on the Walk of Fame in Vidor.
Gene was a fun loving, colorful character who brought laughter and
smiles because his own was so contagious. He had a handsome face but a rubber-like face
that he could turn into the worlds ugliest, a fun loving gimmick.
In 2012, after fifty-one years on the same job with Firestone Polymers in Orange, he died before reaching his fifty-five years goal. He was a survivor after tragedies : his first wife was killed in a wreck, his daughter Misty murdered.
In 2012, after fifty-one years on the same job with Firestone Polymers in Orange, he died before reaching his fifty-five years goal. He was a survivor after tragedies : his first wife was killed in a wreck, his daughter Misty murdered.
Donald Eugene "Gene" Goza Sr.
1937 - 2012
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