Natividad Ruiz,

Jr.

Natividad Ruiz Jr., age 52, of Harlingen, Texas passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. He was born September 27, 1968 in Harlingen to Natividad Ruiz Sr. and Delia C. Cook.

Natividad attended HCISD public schools and graduated from Harlingen High School Class of 1988. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, served 23 years of service, 4 tours to Iraq, awarded the Bronze Star & numerous awards. He will be dearly missed.

He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Asencion & Francisca Ruiz; maternal grandparents, Bengino Sr. & Clemencia Cabrera; aunts, Gonzala C. Willman, Leonila Cabrera, & Teodora C. Zamarron, and uncle, Bengino Cabrera Jr.

He leaves to cherish his beautiful memory, wife, Patricia Taylor Ruiz; mother, Delia C. Cook; father, Natividad Ruiz Sr.; brothers, Rolando Ruiz & Nathan Charles Ruiz (Nikki); sisters, Cynthia Ruiz Prince (Alvis) and Natalie C. Ruiz; nephews and nieces, Joshua, Justin, & Jannelle Marie Ledesma, Juan Angel Ruiz (U.S. Navy-Seaman Apprentice), and Nicolas Cruz Ruiz; grandnieces, Maya Rose Garcia and Skylar Rae Ledesma; aunt, Inez Cabrera, Dominga Gomez, Irma Ruiz, & Yolanda Ruiz; uncle, Antonio Ruiz Sr., and numerous cousins.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday September 14, 2021 from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a prayer service of the Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm. A Chapel service of Christian burial will be held at 9:00 am Wednesday September 15, 2021 with Fr. Horacio Chavaria as celebrant.

Interment will follow with full military honors under the auspices of the Air Force Joint Base San Antonio at 11:00 am at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery, Mission, TX.

Arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home 1002 East Harrison Ave. Harlingen, TX 78550. www.trinityfunerals.com