Josefina “Jocelyn” Gonzalez

Today and forever we honor, celebrate, remember and say our final goodbyes to Josefina Gonzalez whom many of you known as "Jocelyn" "Jojo" or "Tiny". Josefina was a beloved daughter, sister, cousin, auntie, partner, friend and most importantly a mother of three beautiful children (Aleena Lynn, Layla Rose and Anthony Dejun) whom she left here with us to love, cherish and always remind them that their mother loved them so dearly! Josefina was the most generous, loving, caring, kind, motivated, passionate and understanding person who always put others before herself. Born in Los Angeles, CA on 11/3/1993, she was the 10th youngest child out of 11 brothers and sisters and the second sibling our family has welcomed to heaven. Josefina was raised in Mexico and came back to the U.S. at the age of 5 where she started her journey at 75th Street Elementary School, graduated and went to Bethune Middle School. She continued her journey at John C. Fremont High School where she become more involved by joining the Cheerleading team with our sister Patricia and was honored to serve as the cheer co-captain of the cheer squad. Josefina was also an activist. She was involved with Community Coalition's South Central Youth Empowerment through Action and helped many individuals in South LA get out and vote. She continued her growth by transferring and graduating from Y.O.U. High School in 2012 where she served as student body President, was voted prom queen and where she continued to impact and make differences ni many individuals lives. After graduating, our precious sister decided to take the big step and moved to Las Vegas. Committed to working long hours and saving up to buy a home for her future children and family, Josefina than met the love of her life "Marquese Jackson" her boyfriend whom she always dreamt of marrying and having children with. They both welcomed their first child- Anthony Jackson Gonzalez in 2014. They welcomed their second child Layla Jackson Gonzalez in 2019. And continued to expand their family as they welcomed their last child- Aleena Jackson Gonzalez in 2023. Josefina always dreamt of buying a home for her children, helping her family and making a difference tin everyone's lives by touching those individuals with her warmth, care and love. Josefina always strived to not only be a great mother, but also fulfilled the duties of a wonderful loving girlfriend, daughter, sister and friend! After welcoming her second child Layla, Josefina then decided to continue her education. In 2021, she pursued her education and received her Human Resources Management Certificate at Cornell University (a top Ivy League University). The program was to be completed in two years, but it only took Josefina 6 months to obtain her certificate. It was her drive, passion and love for her family and her committee to serving and helping people that motivated her to further her education. We were all so proud when she obtained her certificate because she was the first in our family to obtain a license in Human Resources. After being a full time mommy for 5 years, she than decided to continue her work journey and applied to jobs that will allow her to expand her expertise in the health and wellness field. She was offered a job on Saturday, September 30th and her first day of work was on October 2, 2023.

God himself speaks to our spirits and lets us know when he is calling us home to heaven. Josefina was then called home from our God. Isaiah 32:18 expresses God's intentions for home is to be a place of peace. security and rest. While Josefina is no longer with us ni the flesh, we must remember that she was a remarkable mother, caring, thoughtful, hardworking, intelligent and a loving person. She was a person with great integrity, compassion and believed in family, faith, hard work, independence, loved and touched everyone's heart. She always said "family was the most important piece ni her life" and "you get out of life what you put into it." Her words of wisdom we will always cherish.