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'''Ronald James Gomez, Sr.''', known as '''Ron Gomez''' (October 14, 1934 – July 13, 2022), was a [[journalist]], [[author]], and [[business]]man from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]] who served as a state representative from 1980 to 1989.[1] From 1990 to 1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]]. In 1992, Gomez, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], launched a strong but losing race for [[mayor]] of Lafayette. He ran for office each time as a "good government reform" candidate without emphasis on party affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/article_39842624-030b-11ed-a269-475e243c7fc1.html|title=Former political leader, broadcaster and businessman Ron Gomez dies at 87|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=July 14, 2022}}</ref>|
'''Ronald James Gomez, Sr.''', known as '''Ron Gomez''' (October 14, 1934 – July 13, 2022),<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://www.delhommefuneralhome.com/obituaries/Ronald-Gomez-Sr-Renaissance-Man/#!/TributeWall|titlRonald J. Gomez, Sr. death notice|publisher=Delhomme Funeral Home in [[Lafayette]]|accessdate=July 17, 2022}}</ref> was a [[journalist]], broadcaster, [[author]], and [[business]]man from [[Lafayette]], [[Louisiana]] who served as a state representative from 1980 to 1989.[1] From 1990 to 1992, he was the secretary of natural resources in the cabinet of [[Governor]] [[Buddy Roemer]]. In 1992, Gomez, as a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], launched a strong but losing race for [[mayor]] of Lafayette. He ran for office each time as a "good government reform" candidate without emphasis on party affiliation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/politics/article_39842624-030b-11ed-a269-475e243c7fc1.html|title=Former political leader, broadcaster and businessman Ron Gomez dies at 87|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|accessdate=July 14, 2022}}</ref>|
==Background==
==Background==
Gomez recalls his mother's warning to him as a guiding light to integrity when he announced for state representative in 1979: "If you're not careful, you'll end up just as crooked as all those other politicians." Gomez said, "I never forgot her warning. The honesty, integrity and humility of this saintly woman as well as my father's simple but solid principles were pounded into all five children with regularity."[29]
Gomez recalls his mother's warning to him as a guiding light to integrity when he announced for state representative in 1979: "If you're not careful, you'll end up just as crooked as all those other politicians." Gomez said, "I never forgot her warning. The honesty, integrity and humility of this saintly woman as well as my father's simple but solid principles were pounded into all five children with regularity."[29]
Gomez died at the age of eighty-seven. His obituary calls him a "Renaissance man."<ref name=obit/>
==References==
==References==
1. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2010.<br>
1. "Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012". house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2010.<br>