With a heavy heart, we announce the passing of our father, Alfredo Ramirez Ramos. Born June 15, 1940, in the small town of Zinaparo, Michoacan. His Parents were Rodolfo and Maria De Jesus Ramirez Ramos. He had two brothers and four sisters. Our father passed away in his home surrounded by his family on the morning of February 26, 2020. He leaves behind his wife of fifty years Maria Luisa Ramirez and his seven children. Hilda Gamez, Maria Lupe Ramirez, Efrain Ramirez, Felipe De Jesus Ramirez, Adalberto Ramirez, Rosario Ramirez, and Rebecca Rubalcava, he also leaves behind sixteen grandchildren. He was a devout Roman Catholic and attended mass at Our Lady of the Assumption. Our father and mother were childhood sweethearts, they were married in 1970 in their hometown. He first arrived in the United States as a young man at the age of nineteen in 1959. He was part of the Bracero Program, he was featured in the Documentary, “ Harvest of Loneliness” where he and others of the program talked about their experiences as a Bracero. He later worked at The Canada Larga in Ventura County as a rancher for 12 years. He resided there with his wife and children, he recalls those years as being the best years of his life, ( he is pictured here at the Canada Larga). He loved riding horses and working in the open landscape and herding cattle, he loved the ranch life. At the age of 33, he was in a terrible work-related accident that caused him to be disabled. He and his wife decided to return to Mexico to try and make a life there for the family. They returned to their hometown where he worked in the family business as a butcher, (Ramirez Carneceria). After a few years in Mexico, our parents decided to return to Ventura. He lived in Ventura for most of his life and loved the cool weather, he said it was like living in “la Gloria”, translation (Heaven). Our greatest memories of our father were driving up hwy 33 in our blue station wagon playing his favorite music as he drove us to The Canada Larga to reminisce about his life on the ranch. Our father also enjoyed taking his family to Camp Comfort Park in Oak View where he and our mother would BBQ for us and let us run wild in the creek. We also have fond memories of our father taking us to the Rodeos at the Ventura County Fair when his favorite musician was in town, (Antonio Aguilar). Our father's final resting place will be at Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura, CA. Papá lo vamos a extrañar mucho, gracias por darnos Una Gran Familia.
Family and friends are invited to visiting hours to be held on Thursday evening March 5, 2020 from 4 to 8pm in the JOSEPH P. REARDON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICE, 757 E. Main Street Ventura, where a Most Holy Rosary will be recited at 7pm. A Funeral Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated by Fr. Beto Blanco will be held on Friday March 6, 2020 at 11:30 am in Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 3175 Telegraph Road Ventura. Interment will then immediately follow in Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, Ventura.