Ruben R. Barajas was born in Jalisco, Mexico on April 13, 1948 and passed away in Dallas, Texas on May 21, 2014. Ruben is survived by his wife of 40 years, Agustina C. Barajas; daughter, Veronica Marez; son, Ruben Barajas, Jr.; daughter, Cecilia Bravo; nine grandchildren, George, Desiray, Daisy, Natalie, Jonathan, Aleena, Ruben, III, Elise and Jeremiah; three great grandchildren, Annelle, Emery and Jayden; brothers, Enrique, Antonio and Ricardo; sisters, Guadalupe, Anna, Martha, Beatrice, Carmen and Leticia.