Obituaries

Dr. Roman, it has been two years since you have been with our Heavenly Father. Now my sister Sharon is with you and my daddy, David Valdez. May you all rest in peace with the angels. We love and miss you all very much! You are gone but never forgotten! The Valdez Family

A year has gone by so quickly. We continue to miss you. Mother has a void no one else can replace. You are her first born and I know the pain is her own. We think of you daily and love you more with each day that passes. Pray for us, for we are weak. Your "favorite" and only baby sister.

Gil, I can't believe it has been a year since you left us. Not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I miss you so much!!

Ya Sabes,
Birdie

IN MEMORY OF DR. ROMAN:
Dr. Roman, it has been one year ago today since our Lord took you home. My daddy (Dave Valdez) is there with you and I know you are both watching over all of us. You have always had a special place in my Heart and I just wanted you to know that. You are gone but never forgotten. This world is not the same without you both. May you Rest in Peace. I Love and Miss You very much!

Happy Belated Birthday Dr. Roman! I know you are in heaven and at peace and watching over us. I wanted to let you know my daddy David Valdez passed away on January 4, 2008. This is why I missed remembering your birthday. I know he is there with you too! He has your blood, remember you always told him that. My daddy looked so handsome and wonderful in his Marine uniform. So if you see my daddy, tell him I love and miss him terribly. I look forward to seeing you both one day. God Bless You and my daddy, Rest in Peace! Love and miss you too, Dr. Roman.

Missing you today. Everyday. It still does not feel real. I deal by not dealing, not thinking too much, avoiding everyone. I miss you so much. Mom made tacos (your favorite kind) and we celebrated your life. Happy Birthday. I pray that you know how much you meant to me, to all of us. We are missing your presence, your laugh, your very essence. I am so grateful that I made the most of our time together, our talks, our stories, our friendship. I missed you this Christmas sooo much. We hung your stocking still. On Thanksgiving, Kirby made your stuffing, it would have made you proud. I love you Daddy. I miss you. I wish I'd had known that you'd be leaving, going home to Jesus, there are things I would've done differently, I would've kissed your little head more and held you tighter in our hugs and told you again how much I appreciated everything you did for me. I should have done more for you though, I regret being busy or tired sometimes, I regret letting you go. I wish you hadn't been alone when you went to Jesus. I'm sorry about that. I'm going now and I need to say goodbye, so, just know that I love you, if only you knew how much. And my boys, they miss you, Tony is empty, daddy. Empty. God bless you. I love you so much. I think of you every minute of every day. Bye.

Hi Gilbert,

I did not know if I was going to write this note to you. I was sitting here thinking about you and what you mean to me. I do not think I can do justice, as to how I feel, in a short format. How do you write down all that is in your heart about someone like you. You are truly missed by many and you influenced so many people in your life. I am sorry that due to our age and living in different states, we were not able to see each other often, when I was younger. I am grateful, we were able to correct that, as we grew older. We all looked forward to your annual trips to California. I thank you for your sense of humor, your kindness and understanding. Most of all I thank you for being my brother. How lucky and blessed we are to have known you. I appreciated the time I had you in my life. I am glad I was able to speak with you, the day before you left for Mexico. I told you to have fun and be careful. I also said, your grandchildren still need your guidance and wisdom. I should have said, WE, still need your guidance and wisdom. I kept the two messages you sent me on my cell phone. You were trying to make me believe, you were a cop, asking about Sharon. Of course, I could tell it was you. That was typical of your humor, and how I will miss that. You had the ability to make people laugh and feel good. Brother, I prayed that we ALL meet again, with you in HEAVEN. We can have that family reunion we always talked about.

I LOVE YOU and TRULY MISS YOU,

Your little brother

May the Angels in heaven guide your brother to our Lord. My thoughts are with you.

Uncle Gilbert,

I loved your visits to California. I looked forward to seeing you, because I knew we were going to have so much fun going out to eat,seeing movies, and just laughing a lot at your jokes and funny stories. I will miss your messages on my cell phone when you would be burping and singing to me on the phone. No matter what, your messages always brought a smile to my face. I know that you are in heaven making your famous chorizo!:0) I miss you. What gets me through is knowing that you are not in anymore pain. I love you more than words could ever express Uncle!!!

Love you lots,
Veronica

I dedicated my written testimony given to Senate Veterans affairs committee on Sept 25 to Col Gil Roman.

My prayers remain with you and family.
Denise Nichols

My wife Cordy and I share your sorrow and extend our condolences.
He was a good family member and a generous soul.

Dear fellow Gulf War Vets; as one myself, I share in your pain...

On behalf of the National Vietnam & Gulf War Veterans Coaltion, I wish to extend our sincere condolences to the family of a good citizen, a dedicated veteran and a brave man:
Col. Dr. Gilbert Roman.

We shall remember him in our prayers. John Molloy

My Daddy,
I wasn't sure I'd ever be ready to sign your guest book. I'm still not sure how to say what I'm feeling.
I am missing you all the time. I can smell you and hear your voice. I don't know if it's Gods way of comforting me or if you're really near me. I feel so incomplete. I miss you pulling up to my house with your loud music on, I miss you making me salsa, I miss you calling me every friday to tell me what movies we'll go to that weekend. I miss your smile, I miss you calling me 100 times a day, I miss that more than anything. I wish I could hear your voice, kiss your round little head, I know you are such an important, strong, war hero, smart, educated man But I just really miss my daddy. I hope you got my last text msg. I hope you didn't feel any pain. Eddie misses you so much, he remembered how you taught him to make your famous salsa, just before you left and he did it, he perfected it. We were so excited. Tony wore his first suit to your funeral, I hope you saw him. He looked so grown up. Steven found a picture Kirby had taken of you on his camera phone and now uses it as his wallpaper. Kirby is so lonely without you. We aren't the same, we'll never be the same. I sometimes can't breath. I just want you back so badly. I wasn't ready. I'm only 33. I feel so ripped off. I thought I'd have you for so long, I thought I'd take care of you someday in my house and watch you grow old and plant tomatos and yell at you for smoking cigars. I love you. I love you so much. I will never be the same person I was when you were alive. I can't imagine Thanksgiving without you. I can't imagin next week, or next month. I go to your house at night and talk to you, I don't know if God let's you hear me, sometimes I hope not, because I just want you to be happy and at peace. If you can read this, THANK YOU. Thank you for always taking care of me, for always having my back, for all of the "loans" I never could afford to pay back and for everything you did for me, too numerous to mention. I am so proud to be your daughter. I know you are with our loved ones with Jesus and I hope Grandma Angela got to make you that green chili she had tried to make when she was sick. I know that you have your dad and grandparents and so many friends and people that love you and the 6 special souls that I feel are glowing and excited to finally have you with them, you know who they are. I love you so much. I am happy for you that you are out of pain but I am so sad for me. I miss you, my Daddy!!!!!!!! I miss you so much. I will see you again, I know it'll be you in MY Light when it is MY time. I love you.
Love, your baby, Prieta!!

I truly enjoyed reading about Gil's life. I never had the chance to meet him, but I think he was an amazing man. He accomplished so many things in his lifetime. May the peace of the Lord and his great memories help console you. Therese my heart goes out to you and your family.