Obituary of Jose Dolores Ramirez Jr

Jose Dolores Ramirez, 81, of LaBelle and Hialeah, Florida died on Thursday, June 20th, 2013. He was born on Mar. 1st, 1932 in Managua, Nicaragua and moved to South Florida in the 1950's. He graduated from Miami Central High School. He married the late Cathryn Bosdell in 1954 while serving in the United States Army at Fort Gordon, Georgia. They lived together in Grovetown, Ga., before relocating to Miami in 1954. Throughout his life, Jose was proud to be an American and dedicated his life to serving the United States as a U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant; and, with the United States Customs Service as a U.S. Customs Inspector in Miami, Florida. He retired from the US Customs Service in 1989. Jose is survived by his sister, Blanca Flautt of Jacksonville, FL and four children: Jose S. Ramirez, Mark L. Ramirez, Linda C. Rodriguez and Virginia L. Perry. He also is survived by ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the St. Bernadette Community Outreach program. A private burial will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 26th, 2013. Cremation Arrangements by Akin-Davis Funeral Home - LaBelle