Asturian-American Migration Forum

Who remembers and knows Vic Gonzalez?

Victor "Vic" Gonzalez was the first mayor of Anmoore, West Virginia, and was honored with a street named for him in Anmoore. Vic currently lives in Clarksburg.

I recently received e-mails from several members of the Forum (Jim Muniz, Pepe Johnson, Patty Cunningham) who are related to Vic, as I am, through my grandmother's side of the family. My grandmother was Carmen Gonzalez Menendez. Her brother was Manuel Gonzalez, Vic's father. Manuel was know to many as "el cubano", I am told, as he fought in the Spanish-American War.

Let's use the Forum to honor Vic, Anmoore's first mayor.

Ken Menendez

Do you know if he was related to Angel Gonzalez who also lived in Anmoore, West Virginia.

He married my Aunt Luz Garcia. They had 4 children, Angel, Jr., Matteo, Anita, Luz...the only one left, I believe is Luz. Barbara Alonso Novellino

Victor "Vic" Gonzalez, first mayor of Anmoore, died on June 17, 2006., in Clarksburg, WV. He was born on Feb. 8, 1925, in Anmoore. In 1954, Vic was the youngest elected municipal official in West Virginia, having been elected mayor in 1950.

Ken,
What part of Asturias are your realtives from? My grandfather's name was Manuel Gonzalez Menendez. He was from Taborneda. Taborneda is near Aviles.
Selina