Jearl Blake Ruiz

JEARL BLAKE RUIZ Funeral services for former area resident, Jearl Blake Ruiz will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, October 6 at the Lifeway Baptist Church in Cortez. Interment will follow at the Cortez Cemetery. Jearl was born on August 14, 1983 in Cortez, the son of Oscar and Zandra L. Ruiz. He passed away on Friday, October 1, 2004 in Denver at the age of 21. Jearl was a loving person who enjoyed seeing his family and friends happy. He loved his cousins dearly. Jearl had a lot of faith and love in Jesus Christ. He was an outstanding student, who was voted “Who’s Who Among American High School Students”. His hobbies included playing bass guitar, shooting, and he loved his truck. Surviving Jearl were his parents, Zandra L. Hart of Tucson, Ariz., and Oscar Ruiz and wife, Sue Ann of Cortez; his grandparents, Jeanette Hart of Cortez, and Jose Ruiz of Chihuahua, Mex.; his great-grandfather, Edwin L. Hart of Tucson, Ariz.; his sister, Jacqueline Ruiz-Hart of Tucson, Ariz.; uncles and aunts, Eric Hart and wife, Shay of Cortez, William Taft Hart of New York, and Alicia Guzman and husband, Juan of Mexico; as well as his nieces and nephews, Kacey and Auston Hart of Cortez, Marta, Alicia, Carlos, and Ricky Guzman all of Mexico. Preceding him in death are his grandfather, Bruce Hart; Great-grandmother, Eileen Hart; and his step-brother, Benjamin James Sanders. Memorial contributions can be made in Jearl’s memory to the DADC Scholarship Fund.