Long journey ends with an oath as Gomez becomes US citizen

Colombian-born Auroran chronicles journey of romance, faith, perseverance

  • The Edwin Gomez family poses for a picture with Federal Judge Susan Bazis following the July 17 ceremony in Lincoln in which Edwin and a group of others were sworn in as U.S. citizens. Included in the picture are Gomez’s wife, Allie (Mitchell) and their four sons, from left: Benji, Zeke, Eliseo and Zeb.
    The Edwin Gomez family poses for a picture with Federal Judge Susan Bazis following the July 17 ceremony in Lincoln in which Edwin and a group of others were sworn in as U.S. citizens. Included in the picture are Gomez’s wife, Allie (Mitchell) and their four sons, from left: Benji, Zeke, Eliseo and Zeb.

    Nearly two dozen family members of Aurora’s Edwin Gomez, including his mother on an extended visit from Columbia, crowded into a federal courtroom in Lincoln July 17 to witness the ceremony in which he was sworn in as a naturalized U.S. citizen. It was the culmination of a long and fascinating journey for the Columbian-born Gomez – one characterized by young romance, language barriers and a common…