Ricardo Rodriguez

Ricardo Rodriguez, 61, entered into rest on Saturday, May 28, 2011.

Ricardo was born September 13, 1949, in Rincón, Puerto Rico, and was raised in New York City. His parents were the late Ricardo Lopez and Dominga Villaneuva. He married his high school sweetheart, Miriam Rosado, on June 21, 1970.

He joined the United States Air Force on November 22, 1968, and served for 22 years retiring as a TSgt. He served in Vietnam from 1971-72 with the 554 CES Red Horse. After leaving the Air Force, he worked for the Houston County Tax Assessor and then as an Edulog Computer Specialist in the Transportation Department of the Board of Education, where he recently celebrated his 10th anniversary.

Ricardo had a wonderful sense of humor and enjoyed making people laugh. He became a professional clown in 1988, known as "Rico the Clown" and helped to start a local clown organization. He loved working with kids, and even learned sign language so he could communicate with special needs children. He was also a talented amateur photographer and had recently joined a photography club in Warner Robins. He was an avid reader and a computer specialist, and taught computer aided design. Ricardo was a loving man who gave his time and energy to many projects. He often helped with maintenance projects at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and with friend Ariel Gonzales built cubbies for the children's play room. Through the church, he also volunteered with Habitat for Humanity.

Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of forty years, Miriam; son, Richard; and daughter, Kathryn; daughter-in- law, Trish; and son-in-law Michael Buttersworth; sister-in-law, Eneida Rosado; and siblings, Elsa Alvarez, Anibal Rodriguez, Jeanette Gugliuzza, Connie Lopa, and Libertad Suarez; and many loving nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held Wednesday evening, June 1, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at McCullough Funeral Home. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with full military honors. Interment will be private. Flowers will be accepted or memorial donations may be made to any Vietnam Veterans Organization.



Funeral Home:
McCullough Funeral Home
417 S. Houston Lake Rd.
Warner Robins, GA
US 31088