Vilma Ruiz Velez

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Vilma Ruiz Velez
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Date of Birth: 
July 30 1957
Date of Death: 
November 4 2007

Vilma Ivette Ruiz Velez was a beloved daughter, sister, and mother. She is the eldest child of Hector Ruiz and Rosa (Rosita) Velez Gonzalez. She was passionate about family welfare and she earned her Master's degree in Social Work from the University of Puerto Rico. She married her high school sweetheart Edwin Zayas-Oliver on September 14, 1979. They moved to Kissimmee, Florida in the summer of 1992 where they raised their 3 daughters. She divorced in 2005 and moved back to her home town in Salinas, Puerto Rico to help care for her mother who was suffering from liver cancer. She passed away at the age of 50 in November 2007 in San Juan, Puerto Rico due to complications from a heart transplant. She is buried in a family plot in Salinas, Puerto Rico. She is survived by her younger brother Hector (Tito) Ruiz (Guayama, PR) and her 3 daughters Yimaira Duncan (San Antonio, TX), Keren Zayas Ruiz (San Antonio, TX), and Keila Zayas-Ruiz (Orlando, FL).

Place of Birth: 
Salinas, Puerto Rico, United States
Place of Death: 
San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States
Primary State of Residence: 
Kissimmee, Florida, United States

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