Obituaries

Funeral Services Set for Longtime Brandon Businessman

Wilfredo Sosa, owner of Universal Pawn and Gun Range in Brandon, died March 28.

Family and friends will gather April 3 to celebrate the life of Wilfredo Sosa, a longtime Valrico resident and owner of Universal Jewelry, Pawn and Gun Range in Brandon.

Sosa died March 28 at the age of 78.

Sosa started his pawn shop and gun range in 1997 at 990 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, and was a member of the Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce.

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A devoted husband, father and grandfather, he is survived by his wife, Cira Onelia Sosa; sons, William, married to Brandon attorney Melissa Sosa, and Wilfredo, married to Lyzette Sosa; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a niece, Dania Caballero.

A visitation will take place Tuesday, April 2 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Gonzalez Funeral Home, 7209 N. Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa. Funeral services will take place Wednesday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at the funeral home.

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