Ismael Gomez Sr. dies of cancer at 75
Tonight we note the death of Ismael Gomez Senior. Gomez, one of Belize’s pioneering business figures, died early this morning at his Belize City home following a three-month battle with cancer. Gomez was a senator and president of the Chamber of Commerce and in 1974 he established Belize Flour Mills Ltd., the country’s first flour mill and forerunner of Belize Mills Ltd. He is survived by five brothers, seven children, and fifteen grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for three Wednesday afternoon at Divine Mercy Church. Ismael Gomez, dead at the age of seventy-five.