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On December 26, 2014, Frank V. Ramos, Jr. put down his burdens and slipped quietly from this world to take his place in heaven. He was born on August 8, 1936, near the town of Von Ormy at Garza's Crossing on the Medina River to Frank V. Ramos, Sr. and Beatrice Villarreal Ramos. He was preceded in death by his parents and his older sister, Katherine Ramos Huizar. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Herlinda Terrazas Ramos, his daughters Katherine Ramos Reiley Allen Ted Reiley and Gloria Ramos Ibarra Antonio Luis Ibarra, three grandchildren Herlinda Marie Ibarra, Felicia Herminia Ibarra and Antonio Luis Ibarra, Jr., his sisters Doris Martinez, Gloria Herrera and brother Roy Ramos and numerous nieces and nephews. During his life, Frank lived, worked and played along the Medina River and instilled in his family a love of the outdoors. He was most at peace fishing and hunting along the river and loved sharing stories of those adventures. He began his career as a truck driver at an early age and traveled across the southern United States for almost thirty years. Many times after he came back from a trip he would spread out the maps and show his family where he had been; the routes he took and the many cities & towns he passed through. He often told his daughters & grandchildren that "the world is bigger than Von Ormy, Texas" and encouraged them to seek out their own adventures. He never shied away from the hard jobs required to keep up with the family place and put food on the table. He was a master at doing the best he could with what he had. After long days on the road, Frank would often come home to start up the tractor to plow fields or pull out his tools to start on the next project on the farm. The years of hard work and time spent on the road took their toll on his body and reluctantly he retired early. That early retirement, however, allowed him to become an influential part of the lives of his grandchildren. He was able to teach them the common sense lessons of life that were taught to him by his grandfather and today they are a reflection of those values. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2015, at Brookehill Funeral Home, 711 S.E. Military Drive, San Antonio, TX. A private burial will be held at the family cemetery at a later date.

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Frank V. Ramos, Jr.

August 8, 1936 - December 26, 2014