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Note: a Co., CA with his wife Adaline and son Frankline. In 1930 he was a dairyman on Whites Bridge Avenue, Fresno with his wife Adaline, children Louie, Alvin, Irene, and Adaline, and boarders and milkers J. Tony Gomes Jr. (37 CA), G. Tony Gomes (33 Portugal), and P. Fred Gomes (25 Portugal). Frank became one of the largest dairy operators in the Central San Joaquin Valley. He established his first dairy in Kearney Park a few years after his arrival in Fresno County in 1909. His herd was said to have been one of the largest in the valley during the 1930's. In 1938, Gomes moved his operation to the Lavina district of Madera County. After he retired in 1957, he continued to maintain a residence at the ranch although he spent most of the time in Pismo Beach and in traveling. Frank was one of the earliest producers of Grade A milk in the Fresno area and was an ardent advocate of dairy improvement associations. Though he was one of the first to install milking machines, he discontinued their use during the 1930's and hired milkers for his herd of 350 cars. It was his contribution to the solution of depression unemployment. He was a member of the Fresno County Cabrillo Civic Club, the Madera Council of the IDES and the Uniao Portuguesa Protectora do Estado da California. He was a charter member of the Fresno Eagles Lodge and belonged to various other organizations. (Obituary Notice) Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. in St. John's Cathedral. Funeral Services were held for Frank A. Gomes, 70 years old, of Pismo Beach, on a Friday at 10 a.m. in St. John's Cathedral. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. The Fresno Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements. A second requiem mass is scheduled for 7 a.m. Monday in St. Paul's Church in Pismo Beach. He had been under treatment for gallstones and a heart ailment. Surviving are his widow, Adeline; two sons, F. Louis Gomes, a Fresno attorney, and Alvin Gomes, a partner in and manager of the Gomes Company farm in Madera County; two daughters, Mrs. Irene Wheeler of Arroyo Grande and Mrs. Adeline Kauffman of Merced; four brothers, Manuel Gomes of San Jose, Joe Gomes of San Leandro, Alameda County, and Louis and Albino Gomes, of the Azores Islands; a sister, Mrs. Mary Gonsalves of the Azores; and nine grandchildren. He immigrated to U.S.A., California.
Note: Frank came to the US at age 16. In 1920 he was a milker on a dairy farm in Township 3, Mader
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