Sergeant Edward Gobel

Sergeant Edward Gobel of the 101st Airborne passed away April 1, 2015, from complications of Agent Orange poisoning from serving in the Vietnam War. In addition to his loving family, his greatest sense of pride come from serving his country and his dedication to veteran's causes. He both wrote and championed bills that were passed in the Nevada legislature to improve veteran's lives through a property tax exemption and laws mandating accessibility. He didn't want any disabled veteran to be homebound due to an inability to find accessible parking for their handicap vans with side loading wheelchair lifts. He joins his mother, Regina, and father, Morris, in Heaven. He is survived by his wife, Caryl; and his children, Marcus, Sharon, and Reyna. His grandchildren: Abbi, Edie, and Eddie. Services were held Friday, April 3, at Southern Nevada Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1900 Veterans Memorial Blvd.

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