Arthur Arvizu Ruiz

Born - 06/19/1928 Died 09/21/2016

Arthur was one of five children born to George and Eloise Arvizu Ruiz of Globe Arizona. He has two living sister's Virginia M. Barela (Phoenix) and Florence Bosch (Sun City) and two deceased sisters’, Stella Wilson (Globe) and baby sister Eva Betty who died in infancy (Globe).

He was a quiet and caring man who took life with great ease. Although he never married he loved his sister’s children as his own. In turn, he was loved and cherished as a father and grand-father figure by his sister's Virginia, Stella and Florence's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Arthur graduated from Globe High School in 1947 and enlisted in the Army in 1952. He served in the Korean War and was Honorably discharged in 1956. Following his tour of duty, he moved to So. San Francisco CA along with his parents and other family members. For many years they all lived in the quaint town of Brisbane California, a little town tucked into a mountainside just outside of San Francisco. At Christmas time all the homes and businesses in Brisbane would display on their roof-tops, a big star, lit with Christmas lights. The “City of Lights” was a wonderful sight to see.

He worked for Bethlehem Steel until it closed and then he worked as a custodian for the Brisbane School District and retired in 1989. Following his retirement, he moved back to Arizona to his sister Virginia’s home where they cared for their Mother Eloise until she passed. Arthur lived the remainder of his life with his sister Virginia and departed this world from his own room.

Other surviving families:

Virginia Barela, Janie and Lexie Armbruster

Florence and Rodney Bosch, Gregory

Thelma Wilson, Derrick and Amber

Deanna and Howard Brodsky, Kilee

Bonnie and Ed Schlosser - Brandi and Ben Aaron, Joseph, Cory, Clayton - Jennifer and Kenny Laird, Madilyn, Cailin Teagan - Douglas and Dionna Schlosser, Nathanial, Nicholas, Naomi and Nolan - Eddie Schlosser, Lilian, Noah, Aaron

We will All miss you "Bubbba", "Uncle Art", "Uncle" and "Unc" as we all so dearly called him.

Happy Trails Uncle, as you so often said!

Abide with the Lord God until we meet again in his kingdom.

Services being held:

Chapel of the Chimes, 7924 N 59th Ave, Phx., AZ 85301 – 623.937.9297

9:00 AM in the small chapel – immediately following short service motorcade escort to

Veterans National Cemetery – Cave Creek, AZ - 11:00 AM

Returning to Chapel of the Chimes for Celebration of Life Luncheon 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM