Rufina "Ruby" Orozco

Rufina “Ruby” Orozco, 83 passed away Friday January 28, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. She was born August 26, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas to Jesus Pena and Cecilia Benitez. Rufina Orozco was raised in Calvert, Texas with relatives. She married her husband of 61 years Richard Orozco, Sr., December 3, 1960 in Dallas, Texas. Richard and Rufina had three children, Richard, Robert and Michael Orozco. She worked at Parkland Hospital for over twenty years before retiring. She loved her job helping people get qualified to receive medical services.

In her spare time Ruby loved to travel. Growing up, she didn’t have the pleasure of doing it. Soon after being married, she and her husband would go on cross country road trips. They even made a road trip down to Acapulco, Mexico. Eventually, they would travel the world in their later years. Let us not forget to mention her many weekend trips with some of her best friends to the casino. What she really loved the most about traveling was going on family summer vacations with her husband and kids.

People will always remember her as the sweetest, kindest, person with the biggest heart. She touched so many lives throughout her life. Many will also remember her cooking. Ruby was one of the best cooks around. She loved making people happy and satisfied with her cooking.

She is preceded in death by her son, Robert Orozco in 1970; mom, Cecilia Benitez in 1949; and father Jesus Pena in 1989; and half-brother, Ventura Ramirez in 1997.

Rufina “Ruby” Orozco is survived by her husband, Richard Orozco Sr.; sons, Richard Orozco Jr. and Michael Orozco; daughter-in-law, Elizabeth Orozco, married to Richard Orozco Jr.;

grandchildren, Victoria Orozco, Richard Orozco III, Joseph Orozco, and Vanessa Orozco;

great-grandchildren, Diego Orozco, Isaiah Orozco Campuzano, and Isaac Orozco Campuzano.

A Visitation for Ruby will be held Monday, February 7, 2022 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Gonzalez Funeral Home and Crematory, 3050 N Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75247. A Rosary will occur Monday, February 7, 2022 from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will occur Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Cathedral Shrine of Virgin Guadalupe, 2215 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75201. An Interment will occur Tuesday, February 8, 2022 from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM at Calvary Hill Cemetery, 3235 Lombardy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75220.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.gonzalezfuneralsdallas.com for the Orozco family.