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Saturday, July 1, 2023

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Yvonne Garcia lit a candle

Monday, August 17, 2020

We just found out this week that Reuben has left us. We were so saddened and we are so sorry for the loss for his friends and family. We met Reuben when we hired him to shoot several educational videos for the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2004. The focus was American Indian/Native American Veterans and their special health care needs. We had wonderful trips to Hopi, Whitemountain Apache Reservation, Yakima-Washington, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. Reuben's skill at finding the right lighting and capturing the subject matter was incredible. The most 'exciting' shot was of a buffalo in Oklahoma: Reuben decided he needed to get closer and closer to get the right shot then there was the running for the truck!! We are so grateful for the time we had with him and the work that he did that helped educate thousands of people. Blessings to the family. Reuben was truly a gift to us all! Lupe and Yvonne Garcia

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dave misencik posted a condolence

Thursday, June 13, 2019

I'm very sorry to hear of the passing of Ruben. I first met Ruben thru Mike Quataro a number of years ago. If I remember he was working on a video for the Discovery Channel, about the cowboys of his families ranch. Very well done piece. We became friends and enjoyed many lunches with him. At the lunches he would tell stories of the families place in Mexico, had gotten invited a number of times to go with Ruben, but the timing was never right for me. In the last couple of years lost touch with Ruben, but he would pop up in my thinking ever so often. I hope he is at peace, and his family will treasure the good times.

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Mike Quatraro posted a condolence

Monday, June 10, 2019

I first met Ruben in the late 80s and was immediately struck by his authenticity, caring nature and talent - both as a guitar player and videographer. He an I shared office space for many years and traveled the country producing corporate videos. I have many, many great memories of our times together whether on location, in the editing suite or jamming on guitar. He loved his family, his dog Mo and celebrating his cultural heritage - traits that are in short supply these days. We had great times on the beach in Mexico and down on the ranch that I'll never forget. My condolences to his familia. I will miss you, my friend. R.I.P. ~Mike Q.

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Karen Hart Bowen posted a condolence

Saturday, June 8, 2019

I am so sorry to hear of Ruben's passing and my condolences go out to his family. I met Ruben through his cousin Sergio Ruiz many years ago and always enjoyed watching him play guitar in the Mobile Cubes. He was an awesome musician and always a friendly soul. May his family find comfort in knowing that he was loved and will never be forgotten. My heart goes out to you in this time of sorrow. RIP Ruben.......you will be missed.

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Doug and Nancy Wilson, Aly LaRue posted a condolence

Thursday, June 6, 2019

It is with great sadness that we learned of our old friend’s passing. Ruben and I met back in 1982 through a mutual friend who said he knew someone who was trying to form a band and looking for a drummer. Fast forward a few months and the Mobile Cubes had formed and for 5 years we played gigs and never would Ruben have dared set foot on a stage without a fresh set of strings on his guitar. Watching him change a broken string during a song was quite a sight. Ruben was not only a phenomenal guitarist, but he was a very talented videographer as well. Fast forward a few more years and both of our wives had babies, and both Cammie and my daughter Aly played together many times. From spending time down in Mexico in his house on the beach, to our reunion gig back in 2005, Ruben and I had many wonderful memories together and my family and I will never forget him. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Ruben Layne Ruiz

2019 - 1955

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2019 - 1955

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