Serving the Senate
“I worked in the printing and awards department as an engraver, using metals, such as brass, copper and nickel silver, to create awards mounted onto walnut boards and memory boxes,” Gomez reminisces.
By then the Vietnam War was under way, and Uncle Sam was looking for a few good men.
“I joined the United States Marine Corps reserve unit from Austin, and was sent to boot camp in November of 1970,” he explains. “I went through boot camp at the recruit depot in San Diego, and then to Camp Pendleton to finish my infantry training.” Gomez completed his reserve duty in 1976, and was able to again devote all of his energy to his printing career. Two years earlier, while still a reservist, he had taken the position with the Texas Senate, which proved to be the right place at an opportune time.
