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There are not enough words to tell and describe the many facets of talents and generosity and loyalty to family, to friends, and to his profession. My father met my mother at Fox Tech High School here in San Antonio as he climbed to the rank of Col. In the ROTC alongside his close friend Victor Reyes which he considers a brother and family. The onslaught of WWII was approaching. The attack on Pearl Harbor happened when my parents were still in High school and my father took on the duty of scouting the neighborhood to remind people about lights out. When my father graduated from high school he joined the army and climbed to the rank of sergeant training soldiers at Camp Wolters in Mineral Wells, Texas. My father and mother were married one year after and lived in Mineral Wells until the end of the war. My father would tell a story about one instance when he was showing soldiers how to read and chart maps he noticed “Tobin Aerial Survey, San Antonio, Texas.” He said when he gets out of the service the Tobin Co. is where he was going and that is right where he stayed well into his eighties. My father worked side by side with Edgar Tobin, the founder of the company on the first lease maps made from aerial photography and survey. These maps were huge and had to be folded a certain way. After Edgar Tobin died my father continued working for the Mapping Company, now with Robert Tobin in charge of the mapping giant. (Tobin was the leader of the topographical mapping industry). My father was entrusted to Robert Tobin’s vast art collection, which included opera stage sets. My father also took part in designing some of the queen’s court coronation gowns for Fiesta in the 1960s when Robert Tobin and Margaret Tobin were involved. My father also taught architectural engineering and drafting at night. He told me when I was 14 years old “When you find something that you love to do you will never get tired.” My father continued working on maps ½ days until he was in his eighties he was one of the very few that could still do free hand drafting which is still used and needed in this type of work. My nephew Emery Hollin, who works in the oil industry, says he is still finding maps that my father worked on and they are still being used for the data and input which directs major decisions in the oil industry today across the world. My father proved that he was right – “If you find something that you truly love to do you will never get tired.” I know he is now mapping out the heavens and the stars. ~Russell David Goza (Son) I would like to thank: My uncle and aunt, the Robert and Margie Garza family and the children for all the support. The Tobin family and P2 Energy Solutions for all the years of love and admiration for my father. The Jimmy Ruiz family for always helping us. Victor Reyes, long time friend and family. Jennifer Smerl for her support through the years with St. Paul’s Church.

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Emil Marsch Goza

March 11, 1925 - January 22, 2017