Stanley Ramos' Obituary
Stanley “Stan” Ramos
Stanley “Stan” Ramos passed away on April 19, 2016 at the age of 80 at Pali Momi Hospital.
He was born on February 19, 1936 to Antone Ramos and Theresa (Rapozo) and was the last survivor of 5 siblings. Sister Mabel and brothers Daniel (Sonny), Jimmy, Joseph and Albert (Ronald, “Ronnie”, “Bert”) preceded him.
Stan was married several times. From his last marriage his hanai daughter had a son DJ whom he considered as his grandson and had a special bond with.
He joined the Navy on May 14, 1954 and was assigned to the USS Hancock during the Korean War. He served 4 years and was a proud veteran all the way to the end. His car had veteran’s license plates, military plate holders and an American flag attached to his antenna. He donated generously to various veterans’ organizations.
He worked for HC & D in Honolulu as a welder before relocating to Kauai to take care of his father and brother Joseph. While there he was employed as the Chief of Security at the Outrigger Kauai Beach Resort until he retired in February 1998 after 12 years on the job.
After retiring he moved back to Honolulu and lived independently at the Hale O’Hauoli Apartments in Pearl City where he had many friends and was the “go to” person when they needed assistance.
Stan had a whole network of family and friends locally, on the neighbor islands and the mainland that he would call and check on weekly and some even daily or several times a day. The amazing thing is that he would dial everyone’s phone number (cell and home) from memory, area codes and all.
In the later years of his life, he had four (4) “special” lady friends, each with their own unique personality that cared and looked after him and were great companions.
He was a kind and loving person with great inner strength and had a way with humor and a flair with storytelling. Sometimes you wouldn’t know if he was telling the truth or pulling your leg.
He loved music from Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Engelbert Humperdinck. At times he would just start singing their songs no matter where he was at the time.
The last couple of years he depended on his nieces Beverly Kishida and Nora Onaga, their spouses Wayne and Jesse to care and look after him. Wayne served as his caregiver and buddy.
Stan is survived by numerous cousins nieces, nephews and his hanai children and grandchildren.
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