Parents of a Palmview High School student are mourning the death of their son, who was killed in a Nov. 16 crash.

Gilbert Govea III had just turned 18 on Friday.

“Every home he set foot in, he won over the parents of every child,” Gilbert’s mother — Denise Noyola — said.

Noyola said she never thought last week would be the final days she would spend with her son.

“He was coming from his friend's house… and then we didn’t hear from him,” Noyola said.

According to the Brownsville Police Department, Gilbert was involved in a single-vehicle crash that happened on Sunday at the 3600 block of N. Expressway 83.

Gilbert’s family would later receive a call that he was hospitalized.

La Joya ISD issued a statement on Monday confirming that Gilbert died in the accident.

Gilbert's father was wo

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