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RITES PENDING FOR OTHELLO VIETNAM VICTIM
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Full military funeral rites have been tentatively set here for an Othello Army enlistee who died last Friday in a hospital in Japan where he had been taken for treatment of injuries suffered in Vietnam. Funeral arrangements are pending for Hector L. Ruiz, 21, Othello, until the body is returned from Japan. The Muscott Funeral Home reported funeral arrangements are pending at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be at the Bess Hampton Memorial Gardens with an honor guard scheduled to be present from Ft. Lewis to accord Ruiz full military honors. The Funeral Home reported Ruiz died of severe gasoline explosion burns suffered in support of combat troops. Ruiz was born 15 Oct 1946 in Fort Schute MT. He came here five years ago with his parents and graduated from Othello High School in 1965. He enlisted in the U.S. Army about a year and a half ago and held the rank of Specialist 4th Class. He had been in Vietnam for about three months. Survivors include his father, Benito of Othello; mother, Maria Rafaeda of Othello; two brothers, Narciso and Armando, both of Othello; and four sisters, Mrs. Gregoria Rodriques and Mrs. Consuelo Ortiz of Othello, Mrs. Jasinta Martinez of Eagle Pass TX and Mrs. Maria Mendoza.
Othello Outlook, Othello, WA 30 Nov 1967
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