B6 Austin American-Statesman METRO STATE Sunday, February 3, 2008 and Memorials Continued from previous page Oswaldo Villarreal Ramirez Oswaldo "Ozzie" Ramirez, Decorated WWII veteran and international labor relations specialist, died of heart failure on January 31st in his home in Austin, Texas. He was 92 years old. Oswaldo was born in Mission. Texas on October 31, 1915. was the fourth of six children Rafael Ramirez die, Ramirez and Maria de Jesus Villarreal Chapa.
Ozzie attended Edinburg Junior College and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1938. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on December 8, 1941, and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant following graduation from Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia. He married his wife and lifetime partner, Lillian Marguerite Hollingsworth, on March 23, 1943, before departing for his overseas assignment with the First Infantry Division (the Big Red One). His first combat action was as a 1st Lieutenant in charge of a mortar section that landed in the first wave on Omaha Beach during the Normandy Invasion.
He continued to fight with the 1st Infantry until the war's end serving as a combat commander, liaison finally, as the commander of Regimental Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the Sixteenth Infantry Regiment. His talent for drawing maps proved to be an 1 invaluable asset during his military service. He was awarded two Bronze Star Medals for his courageous and heroic actions on D-Day and during The Battle of the Bulge. For eight years following the war, Ozzie served in various capacities for the Veteran's Administration offices located in New Orleans, Opelousas and Lake Charles, Louisiana. During his tenure with the VA, Ozzie enrolled in the evening division of the Loyola University School of Law in New Orleans and received his law degree in June of 1954.
He thereupon embarked I on a career of international employee and labor relations. During his thirty-year legal career, he was employed by Standard Fruit and Steamship' Company, Freeport Sulphur, American Smelting and Refining Company and Texaco, Inc. His most fulfilling professional experience was to work, through Loyola University New Orleans, with the Rev. Louis J. Twomey, S.J., a social justice visionary, to set up the Inter-American Center, the goal of which is "to promote the international scope of the gospel of peace and His professional journey took him literally around the world and included assignments in Honduras, Cuba, Peru and Panama and sojourns into every country in South and Central America, the Caribbean and many nations in Africa.
One of Ozzie's personal and professional ambitions was to improve the cultural relations between the United States and Latin America. To achieve this goal, he was an active participant in numerous organizations including the Pan American Student Forum, the Good Neighbor Commission of Texas and the International Good Neighbor Council. He chronicled his professional life and family history in his autobiographical memoir, "The Fire Within My Journey Through the Twentieth published in 2003. In his own words, Ozzie was an incurable romantic. He attached life with a passion.
He loved history, poetry, music and astronomy. He was a talented portrait artist. was intensely spiritual and viewed life as a spiritual journey as well as a physical one. His actions, whether experiencing joy or adversity, were always guided by his powerful belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ. As a young man his family experienced the devastating impact of the Great Depression, which inevitably imbued him with a life-long affinity for the poor and less fortunate.
He was an active participant in every Catholic parish in which he resided. In his retirement, he volunteered much of his time to bringing the Rosary to prison inmates. Ossie was the father of seven children, the grandfather of twelve, and the great-grandfather of fourteen. He loved his family without reservation and dedicated his life to their needs. Growing up in the Ramirez family was all about faith, family and fun.
From the jungles of Honduras to living in Cuba under Fidel, to the Inca ruins in Peru and the tropical paradise of Panama, life was an adventure with an -widening worldview. There were always lots of books to read, wonderful music to listen to and history, literature and politics to be discussed. In his later years in Austin, his home became a gathering place for the entire extended family, where he took joy in nourishing his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Underlying it all was a foundation of faith and dedication to fama ily life. His family was the fountain of his greatest joys and the premature death of three of his children brought his greatest sorrows.
Oswaldo is survived by his beloved wife of sixty-five years, Lillian Hollingsworth Ramirez; his sons, Paul Roger Ramirez and James Philip Ramirez; and his daughters, Ann Ramirez Moody and Barbara Jane Ramirez. He is also survived by his brother, Jesus Maria Ramirez of Mission, Texas and by numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughters Margaret Alice Anderson and Mary Elizabeth Ling and by his son, John Richard Ramirez Rammington. Oswaldo was a loving husband, father and friend. We weep at his departure from our midst, but our spirits are lifted in the secure knowledge that he is now with his mother and father, his sisters and brothers, his daughters and son who departed before him and whom he loved so much and missed so greatly, and we are comforted in the assurance that one day we will all be reunited in a heaven of unbounded love and joy and reside in a paradise where there are no tears.
Recitation of the Rosary will take place on Monday, the 4th of February at 7:00 p.m. at Cook-Walden Funeral Home on Lamar Boulevard. Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, the 5th of February at 11:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Austin. Father Matthew Iwuji will be officiating.
Interment will follow at Capital Parks Cemetery in Pflugerville. Cook- Walden Funerals Cremations 6100 North Lamar Dignity) (512) 454-5611 FILM: Perry talks about his book on Scouts Continued from B1 High School. "For each of us, specializing in one part of the Scout Law helped expand our knowledge of the topic and the world around The film highlights Austin firefighters, whom the Scouts deem "trustworthy" because they can be depended on 24 hours a day; Frank Denius, an attorney and University of Texas benefactor described as "loyal" because of his World War II service; Gilbert Tuhabonye, a running coach called "reverent" because he credits his faith in God for surviving genocide in the Central African nation Burundi; and John Crismond, a "helpful" volun- DEATH NOTICES ALVAREZ, Marina, 62, homemaker, of Marcos died Friday. Rosary 7 p.m. Monday, Thomason Funeral Home, San Marcos.
Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. John's Catholic Church, San Marcos. Burial San Miguel Cemetery, Uhland. ARGUELLES, Andy 86, retired appliance store driver, of Leander died Thursday.
Survived by wife Leopolda. Services 3 p.m. today, Bagdad Cemetery, Leander. ARISPE, Paul 75, of Austin died Friday. Services pending with All Faiths, south location.
BALUSEK, William 73, retired 'For each of us, specializing in one part of Scout Law helped expand our knowledge of the topic and the world around CLINT CRABILL Boy teer with Meals on Wheels. "I thought (Crismond) was helpful to people who can't get food on their own," said Jack Ikard, 14. The Scouts encountered challenges beyond the typical merit badge requirements in putting the film together. "Planning everything, setting up the schedules" presented the most difficulty, said industrial machine technician, of Austin died Thursday. Survived by wife Ruth.
Services pending with Parks, Pflugerville. BARRON, Frank, 79, of Austin died Friday. Services pending with Mission. BATES, Ruthie, 87, retired legal secretary, of Austin, formerly of Henderson, died Friday. Services pending with Weed-Corley-Fish.
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"The editing was hard, too." Charles Mead, a spokesman for the Capitol Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, said he hopes that the national office will help distribute the film across the country and that other chapters can make films about people in their communities. "It's a great way to show 11 a.m. Monday, Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Home, Llano. Burial Cold Creek Cemetery, Llano County. BOWLING, Vlasta, 92, homemaker, of Austin died Friday.
Services pending with Weed-Corley-Fish. BRADFORD, Janice, 59, of Taylor died Friday. Services pending with Providence, Taylor. BREITHAUPT, Sandra Rae, 60, homemaker, of Round Rock died Thursday. Services 2 p.m.
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Burial Lakeland Hill Cemetery, Burnet. COOPER, Billy Joe, 66, retired stone company owner, of Jarrell died Friday. Survived by wife Brenda. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday, the Gabriels Funeral Chapel, Georgetown.
Services 10 a.m. Tuesday, the Gabriels. Burial Fitzhugh, Cemetery, Hays County. FITZGERALD, Cleo Cupp, 82, business owner, of Richland Springs died Friday. Survived by husband Joe.
Services 10 a.m. Monday, Howell-Doran Funeral Home, San Saba. Burial Richland Springs Cemetery. GLASS, Eugene, 52, business manager, of Austin died Saturday. Survived by wife Sarah.
Services pending with Cook-Walden, Lamar location. HODGE, Hattie Lee, 92, retired educator, of Austin died Thursday. Wake 7 p.m. Tuesday, King-Tears Mortuary. Services 11 a.m.
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Feb. 17 at the Westlake High School Fine Arts Facility, 4100 Westbank Drive. 445-3851 Burial Evergreen Cemetery. KIMBLE, James Lee, 99, preacher, of Austin died Friday. Visitation 1 p.m.
Monday, Phillips-Upshaw Richard Funeral Home. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, New Lincoln Missionary Baptist Church. Burial St. John Colony Cemetery, Dale.
LE, Thomas Tri, 49, operations manager, of Austin, formerly of Vietnam, died Thursday. Visitation 2 p.m. today, Austin-Peel Son Funeral Home. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Austin-Peel Son.
MEJORADO, Daniel Ezekiel 111, infant son of Daniel Mejorado and Amanda Chapman-Mejorado of Elgin, died Thursday. Visitation 6 p.m. today, Jones Family Funeral Home, Elgin. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Jones Family, Elgin.
Burial Elgin Latin Cemetery. MUELLER, Ross Charles, 88, retired pilot, of Marble Falls, formerly of Austin, died Thursday. Services will be private. RAMIREZ, Oswaldo 92, retired lawyer, of Austin died Thursday. Survived by wife Lillian.
Visitation 6 p.m. and rosary 7 p.m. Monday, Cook-Walden Funeral Home, Lamar location. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial Cook-Walden Capital Parks, Pflugerville. RANGEL-ZUNIGA, Bernadino, 80, of Austin died Tuesday. Rosary 5 p.m. today, Superior Memorial Services. RICKES, Louis 81, retired Army staff sergeant, of Austin died Thursday.
Visitation 9 a.m. Monday, Oaks Funeral Home. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Oaks. Burial Oaks Memorial Park.
RIDINGS, Wayland S. 81, retired accountant, of Elgin died Friday. Services pending with Jones Family, Elgin. SALINAS, Brigida, 57, of Austin died Saturday. Rosary 7 p.m.
Monday, Mission Funeral Home. Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dolores Catholic Church. Burial Onion Creek Memorial Park. SAULS, Hazel Arlene, 90, retired office of Dripping Springs died Friday.
Services 2 p.m. Monday, Oaks Memorial Park. WIKERT, Marvin Lugene, 80, retired carpenter, of Austin died Thursday. Services will be private. WILLIAMS, Eura 83, retired financial secretary, of Seguin died Saturday.
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