Jessie Carrillo Ruiz

Jessie (Jessica) Carrillo Ruiz Jessie (Jessica) passed way after a lengthy battle with lung cancer on November 20, 2005, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her three children, Manuela Ings, Rachel Coston, and Art Ruiz, and their spouses; son-in-law's Ken Ings and Ron Coston, and daughter-in-law Arlene Ruiz. Jessica has three surviving loving brothers and five sisters. She will be missed by her grandchildren, and great grandchildren, whom she loved very much and often treated like her own children. Unfortunately, two years ago she faced the dramatic event of burying her beloved first born son, Tony Ruiz. Beloved wife of the late Benny Ruiz, a widow for the last eight years, yet she still celebrated her golden anniversary of fifty years with her husband and family on a cruise of the Mexican Riviera. A native of California and a long time resident of San Jose, CA. Jessica started as a migrant working in various farms in California. She moved on to working for Del Monte Cannery and then found her labor of love as a Hair Stylist for Macy's, retiring after working 33 years at Macy's, at Valley Fair Shopping Center. Some of her customers at Macy's became her life long friends and she continued to take care of their hair after she retired. Ironically, her last deed was cutting her son-in-laws hair a week before passing away. One of her proudest moments was walking and completing the Los Angeles Marathon while her daughter, son, and nephew ran and completed the same marathon. She was a practicing Catholic and faithfully attended church and a prayer group on a weekly basis. She had many hobbies and skills from making dolls, creating and sewing clothes and outfits, to making bean bags chairs. The family invites you to attend Visitation on Monday, November 28, 2005 from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Chapel of Flowers, 900 South Second Street, San Jose, CA with Rosary Vigil Services at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday, November 29, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church followed by burial at Santa Clara Mission Cemetery.