50, passed away on January 6, 2017 at home. He was born in Santo Domingo, DR on November 1, 1966 to Rafael P. Ruiz and Leyda S. (Estevez) Ruiz. He was the second of five children. Rafael was a graduate of Rutgers College in New Brunswick, Class of 1989. Rafael is survived by his wife, Susan (Mackiewicz) Ruiz, and sons, Sigmund Alexander, Benjamin, and Jacob. He will be always be remembered as a father, husband, brother, uncle and son, and as a modern renaissance man. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Center for Hearing and Communication: visit chchearing.org and click donate or call (917) 305-7700. Funeral arrangements by G. KEENEN O’BRIEN Funeral Home, 984 Avenue C.
