He retired in 1992 after working 29 years in civil service at Kelly AFB.
Survivors; sons, Rodolfo G. Ruiz Lisa and Joe G. Ruiz; daughters, Mary Buentello and Nancy Hernandez; brother, Robert Ruiz Lisa; sisters, Lupe Reyes and Estella Cordova Francisco; 6 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren, all of San Antonio, TX.