Livingston County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Cruz, Gerard "Jerry" Ruben, Sr. August 13, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eddie Bennett http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00020.html#0004894 August 22, 2009, 11:52 pm The Livingston Parish News - Aug 23, 2009 CRUZ, GERARD “JERRY” RUBEN, Sr. Gerard “Jerry” Ruben Cruz, Sr., 76 of Valparaiso and a former resident of Denham Springs and a native of Mayaquez, Puerto Rico died Aug 13, 2009 at his home. After attending collage, he served his country in the USAF for 22 years. He served in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. After his military service he settled in Niceville and served on the Niceville Police Depart. He later worked for Kmart as a manager and eventually transferred to Louisiana, where he met and married his wife of 26 years. After retiring from Payless Cash Ways he moved back to the Twin cities area and worked for InfoPro helping to secure USAF installations. He was a member of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Denham Springs. He enjoyed Golf and landscaping. Services were held at Niceville Assembly of God with burial in Heritage Gardens with full military honors. He is survived by his wife, six sons and five daughters-in-law; four daughters and four sons-in-law; 28 grand children and 26 great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, Epifania Santiago and Eligio Cruz and a brother, David Ray Cruz. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/livingston/obits/c/cruz3501gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb