"On the evening of Feb. 3, Humboldt County sheriff's deputies were called to a home on the 900 block of Lewis Road in Weitchpec, an unincorporated village in the Yurok reservation. Inside the residence, they discovered the bodies of Celinda Gonzales and her husband, Arthur Gutierrez Gonzales, Jr., 52. Their deaths have been classified as a murder-suicide by Humboldt County law enforcement."
"Celinda Gonzales was featured by CalMatters in 2020, when she was interviewed for a piece on a "surge in suicides " in Humboldt County amid the pandemic. Gonzales, a member of the Yurok Tribe, shared that after her 19-year-old son and her brother died by suicide. She received training in suicide intervention and went on to help local fire and police departments with her knowledge."
""A devoted mother, primary caregiver for her elderly parents and tribal employee, Celinda advocated for mental health resources and suicide prevention in the Weitchpec area," the Yurok Tribe wrote on Facebook. As an administrative assistant, she "worked tirelessly to connect Yurok people with Tribal services," the post continued. "She was a beloved friend to many Tribal Councilmembers, staff and community members," the memorial said. "This is a tremendous tragedy for the Tribe.""
On Feb. 3, deputies responded to a home on Lewis Road in Weitchpec and found Celinda Gonzales, 59, and her husband Arthur Gutierrez Gonzales Jr., 52, dead; authorities classified the incident as a murder-suicide. Gonzales was a member of the Yurok Tribe who trained in suicide intervention after losing her 19-year-old son and her brother to suicide. She helped local fire and police departments and worked as an administrative assistant connecting tribal members to services. The Yurok Tribe described her as a devoted mother, caregiver and beloved community member, calling her death a tremendous tragedy.
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