Raúl Gómez

Raul Gomez was born in the state of Texas, to Texas farmer Agustine Gomez Sr. and was his mother, Ofelia Gomez's, birthday present. Has six siblings, Estella Molina, Elida Martinez, Rosemary Torres, Agie Gomez Jr., Larry Gomez, Ramiro Gomez. As a child he grew up in a little town named Hale Center, Texas, a Cotton farming community, he was riding a horse by age six and working in the summer picking cotton by age 8. The family traveled around the United States as migrant workers during the early sixties. Attending different schools in various states was the norm of the era for the Gomez family and other families which were all his cousins. In 1963 the family moved to Corpus Christi, Texas where he attended Austin Elementary and Ella Barnes Jr. High. In 1969 moved to Houston, Texas and graduated with Honors from Jefferson Davis High in 1973. Attended the University of Houston in 1974 to major in communications with semesters in Drama, understanding human behavior and journalism. His i