League City family mourns veteran Jimenez
- League City family mourns the death of Gilbert Jimenez Jr., a 76-year-old Air Force veteran. - He is remembered for faith, family devotion, music, and love of the outdoors; private service planned. - His League City connection includes sister Delia, who lives locally and mourns his passing. (victoriaadvocate.com)
Gilbert “Goofy” Jimenez Jr., an Air Force veteran with family ties to League City, died April 5 at his home in Cibolo, Texas. (victoriaadvocate.com) He was 76. The Victoria Advocate obituary said he was born Aug. 26, 1949, in Mission, graduated from Stroman High School, attended Victoria College, and later enlisted in the United States Air Force. (victoriaadvocate.com) The obituary said Jimenez died after a short battle with cancer. Crotty Funeral Home also listed April 5, 2026, as the date of death and identified Cibolo as his home. (victoriaadvocate.com) (crottyfh.com) Family members remembered him for faith, integrity and devotion to relatives across South and Central Texas. The notice said he also loved music, dancing, fishing, hunting and camping. (victoriaadvocate.com) The League City connection runs through his sister, Delia Jimenez, who was listed among his survivors. The obituary also named his wife, children, grandchildren, siblings and extended family. (victoriaadvocate.com) Jimenez’s life stretched across several Texas communities. He was born in the Rio Grande Valley, studied in Victoria, died in Cibolo near San Antonio, and left mourners in places including League City. (victoriaadvocate.com) Crotty Funeral Home said services are being handled privately. No public visitation or funeral schedule was listed in the online obituary. (crottyfh.com) For relatives in League City and elsewhere, the public record is now the obituary itself: a short account of a veteran’s death, dated Wednesday, April 22, and a family’s goodbye. (victoriaadvocate.com)
