ARMANDO RUIZ
Feb. 6, 1940 - July 18, 2020
Beloved Husband, Father, Grandpa, Great- Grandpa, and Brother Armando Y. Ruiz passed away J uly 18, 2020, after a brief but hard fought battle against cancer.
Armando was born to Manuel and Martina Ruiz in Seeley, C alifornia, on February 6, 1940, one of 6 brothers and sisters. Armando attended schools in El Centro and college at Imperial Valley College. It was at IVC he met his future wife Sulema Soto whom h e married December 31, 1961 i n Yuma, AZ. Together they had two children, S andra Anne and Steven Armando. Armando was a lifelong Imperial Valley resident and worked as a truck driver, heavy equipment operator, and dispatcher for Ryerson Concrete then Granite Construction where he worked until his retirement. Armando enjoyed going to the desert to ride his dune buggy, going to casinos, watching his favorite LA sports teams the Rams and Dodgers, w atching his children, grandchildren, and great- grandchildren play their many sports. Armando also c oached his son, Steven in Little League Baseball for a few years.
He w as preceded in death by his father Manuel Ruiz; his mother Martina Ruiz; his sister Delores Meyer; his brother Gabriel Ruiz and his sister Emily Temple.
Armando is survived by his wife of 58 years Sulema; h is daughter Sandy; h is s on Steven, brothers Robert Ruiz and Gonzalo Ruiz; grandchildren Krystle ( Diego) Ruiz Banda, Karch (Denise) Pearson, Samantha Ruiz, Khyle (Crystal) Pearson, and Steven Ruiz; great- grandchildren Andruw Mitchell, Kane Banda, Kholt Pearson, Kali
Pearson, K hylie Pearson and Blaze Pearson; and numerous n ieces and nephews including Chris and Michelle Rodiles and Eric Rodiles who helped him greatly especially during his last few months.
Visitation will be held on Friday, A ugust 28, 2020 f rom 8 to 9 a .m. at Frye Chapel and Mortuary in Brawley, C A. Please join us for processional to Mountain View Cemetery. Graveside will be private due to restrictions at M ountain View Cemetery at 1 0 a.m. in Calexico, CA.
Armando w as a very kind and special man and will be greatly missed by all his family who loved him very much.