Ralph G. Valdespino

Ralph was the 3rd sibling of 6, him being the 2nd born son to our parents in 1947. Of course I being the youngest of all have the fewest but greatest and cherished memories I will hold close in my heart .Ralph was raised in Torrance ,Ca and attended South High . Lived in the Torrance Area until the 1990's when he moved to Perris, Ca where his sister Yolanda lived and bought a home there and continued living in the Riverside County until his passing .  Ralph's first love when he returned home from his service time in the US ARMY was his 1966 Blue SS Chevelle ,besides his then girlfriend -wife to be Judy . He enjoyed Hot Rodding around town and cruising with his gal . Another past time was going out on Fishing trips with our father and his Nino ( godfather) Frido and their kids to Catalina or wherever the fish were to be catching. Ralph ended up working as a Heavy Equipment Operator (Oper Eng - Local12 )  with the help of our father who did the same for over 30 some years and he met along the way very good friends and they would gather at his home in Perris, Ca  after hard days work to come over and " shoot a game of pool" and have " a cold one " or "two " ,and throw some darts ,probably till the wee hours . Our brother was a simple kind hearted man, didn't need much , no fancy home , or cars , - matter of fact he had no problem taking over our parents 1993 Dodge Dynasty when our mom no longer could drive and still drove  the car till he could drive no more . He lived his life the way he chose too , never asking anyone for anything , he loved to be surrounded by his family and friends and we enjoyed our crazy nights of having a few drinks and singing a few songs , ok maybe too many songs . But what laughter it brought us . As I find myself putting these words into place , more and  more of my brother come to my mind and I would be here all day trying to put them in place . Just know he lived his life to his fullest and gave us all he had and we will be forever grateful . He would have reached his 70th birthday on June14th -here on earth but will be celebrating a Heavenly 70th Birthday instead which I think he is good with . He was a great brother , father , uncle ,great uncle  and grandfather and friend to all . We love you Ralphie ! Your sis , YO  

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