Obituary for Nicolas Ruiz
Funeral Mass for Nicolas Ruiz, Sr., 90, of Childress will be held at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father John Sudhakar Sangabathini presiding. Interment will follow at Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. A Rosary will be recited on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at Johnson Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Ruiz passed from this life on March 25, 2024 in Childress.
Nicolas was born on December 6, 1933 in San Felipe Guanajuato, Mexico to Genovevo Ruiz and Virginia (Carranco) Ruiz. He married Maria Dominguez on November 18, 1952 in Mexico. From this union they had 12 children.
Mr. Ruiz was known as a hardworking and family man. He worked as a farm and ranch hand for Ricky Husband, Shawn Garrison, and. Clay Morris. He showed the values of family and respect from the youngest to the oldest kids and grandchildren. He loved family gatherings with his kids and grandchildren. Some of his favorite past times were playing poker, playing dominoes and drinking coffee. Nicolas also enjoyed landscaping, especially his own yard. He was very particular when it came to his yard and would never let anyone help landscape it. He had a great love for his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws.
Those left to cherish his memory are his children: son; Miguel Ruiz, his children, Eric and wife Rachel, Felix and wife Cady, Luis, and Daniel, and great-grandchildren, Alex, McKenna, Owen, Dylon, Dakota and Abigail, son; Victor and wife Altagracia Ruiz, his children; Victor and wife Josefina, Ricardo and wife Isabel, and Socorro and husband Martin, and great-grandchildren; Virginia, Manuel, Nayeli, Alfredo, Karina, Marisol, Esmeralda, Berenice, Ricardo, Elisabeth, Juan, Andrea and Martin, daughter; Rosario and husband Felipe Villegas, her children; Jesus and wife Maria, Felix, Eujenia, Veronica and husband Danny, Primitivo and wife Monica, Andres, and Ruben, and his great-grandchildren; Vanesa, Miranda, Erasmo, Felix Jr., Osvaldo, Noel, Maximino, Samantha, Jose, Anahi, Felipe, Diego, Vivianna, Maddie, Valeria and his great- great-grandchildren; Sebastian, Max, Jaziel, Alani, Mateo, Analia, and Azalea, son; Juan and wife Maria Ruiz, son; Albino Ruiz and daughter Thalia, son; Jesus and wife Mary Helen Ruiz, his children; Jessica and husband Noel, Jennifer and husband Sammy, Jessie and wife Betty and his great-grandchildren; Brysen, Brynlee, Jaylyn, and Brayden, daughter; Esther and husband Manuel Mendez, and her children Maribel and husband Felix, and son Manuel, daughter; Marisol, son Marcos and granddaughter; Sophia, son; Nicolas and wife Manuela Ruiz, his children; Mayra and husband Edwin, Nicolas, Alex and wife Mirka, Stephanie, Eduardo, Emiliano, and his great-great-grandchildren; Estevan, Eden, and Xenia, and his daughter; Josefina and husband Juan Duran, her children; Johnny, Roy, and Joselyn.
He is preceded in death by his wife Maria De Jesus Dominguez-Ruiz, three sons; Santos Ruiz, Leopoldo Ruiz, and Juan Ruiz and his parents.
Nicolas was born on December 6, 1933 in San Felipe Guanajuato, Mexico to Genovevo Ruiz and Virginia (Carranco) Ruiz. He married Maria Dominguez on November 18, 1952 in Mexico. From this union they had 12 children.
Mr. Ruiz was known as a hardworking and family man. He worked as a farm and ranch hand for Ricky Husband, Shawn Garrison, and. Clay Morris. He showed the values of family and respect from the youngest to the oldest kids and grandchildren. He loved family gatherings with his kids and grandchildren. Some of his favorite past times were playing poker, playing dominoes and drinking coffee. Nicolas also enjoyed landscaping, especially his own yard. He was very particular when it came to his yard and would never let anyone help landscape it. He had a great love for his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, son-in-laws and daughter-in-laws.
Those left to cherish his memory are his children: son; Miguel Ruiz, his children, Eric and wife Rachel, Felix and wife Cady, Luis, and Daniel, and great-grandchildren, Alex, McKenna, Owen, Dylon, Dakota and Abigail, son; Victor and wife Altagracia Ruiz, his children; Victor and wife Josefina, Ricardo and wife Isabel, and Socorro and husband Martin, and great-grandchildren; Virginia, Manuel, Nayeli, Alfredo, Karina, Marisol, Esmeralda, Berenice, Ricardo, Elisabeth, Juan, Andrea and Martin, daughter; Rosario and husband Felipe Villegas, her children; Jesus and wife Maria, Felix, Eujenia, Veronica and husband Danny, Primitivo and wife Monica, Andres, and Ruben, and his great-grandchildren; Vanesa, Miranda, Erasmo, Felix Jr., Osvaldo, Noel, Maximino, Samantha, Jose, Anahi, Felipe, Diego, Vivianna, Maddie, Valeria and his great- great-grandchildren; Sebastian, Max, Jaziel, Alani, Mateo, Analia, and Azalea, son; Juan and wife Maria Ruiz, son; Albino Ruiz and daughter Thalia, son; Jesus and wife Mary Helen Ruiz, his children; Jessica and husband Noel, Jennifer and husband Sammy, Jessie and wife Betty and his great-grandchildren; Brysen, Brynlee, Jaylyn, and Brayden, daughter; Esther and husband Manuel Mendez, and her children Maribel and husband Felix, and son Manuel, daughter; Marisol, son Marcos and granddaughter; Sophia, son; Nicolas and wife Manuela Ruiz, his children; Mayra and husband Edwin, Nicolas, Alex and wife Mirka, Stephanie, Eduardo, Emiliano, and his great-great-grandchildren; Estevan, Eden, and Xenia, and his daughter; Josefina and husband Juan Duran, her children; Johnny, Roy, and Joselyn.
He is preceded in death by his wife Maria De Jesus Dominguez-Ruiz, three sons; Santos Ruiz, Leopoldo Ruiz, and Juan Ruiz and his parents.