End Of Watch: Officer Diane Gonzalez' Wake, Funeral, Details

NEW HAVEN, CT — The wake for fallen New Haven Police Department officer Diane Gonzalez is set for Tuesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, a graveside ceremony with "full line of duty honors" will be held at Evergreen Cemetery.

Thirteen years ago, Gonzalez, then age 47, and Sgt. Dario "Scott" Aponte, then age 43, were both headed to a report of a late night violent domestic dispute in progress. As was reported at the time, a 911 caller said a man was beating a woman on the street and shouted, "He's gonna kill her!" While racing to the call, both officers' vehicles collided at the intersection of Chapel and East streets. Aponte was killed instantly. First responders were able to save the life of officer Gonzalez, however, she suffered a traumatic brain injury and slipped into a coma. A coma from which she never emerged. Lats week, Gonzalez succumbed to the injuries that she suffered in that crash.

At the time of the crash in September 2008, she'd already served 13 years as a New Haven police officer. Aponte had served 17 years.

Gonzalez, 60, is survived by her two daughters, her son, and her five grandchildren.

Read her obituary here.

What you need to know about Gonzalez' services:

Wake

Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Iovanne Funeral Home, 11 Wooster Place, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There will be limited on street parking. Please park in the designated parking areas:

• Saint Michaels Church
  • 29 Wooster Place
• Andrews Apostle Society
  • 515 Chapel Street
• Conte West School (After 4:30 PM only)
  • 511 Chapel Street

Designated parking areas will be monitored by police personnel

Funeral

Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Evergreen Cemetery, 769 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard at 12:30 p.m. No vehicles will be allowed in the cemetery. Please park in the appropriate designated parking areas:

• Civilian Parking
  • Soccer field across the street from Evergreen Cemetery
    • 945 Ella T. Grasso Boulevard
• Law Enforcement Personnel
  • Yale Bowl Lot D Parking Lot
    • Enter from Central Avenue via Derby Avenue
      • Transportation will be provided from Lot D to the cemetery
      • Opens at 9:00 AM-Last shuttle to cemetery will be at 11:15 AM
• Media Parking
  • Northbound lane of Ella T. Grasso Boulevard just north of the cemetery entrance

All motorcycles joining the motorcade will meet at the Sports Haven Parking Lot, located at 600 Long Wharf Drive, at 10 a.m.