This is a response to Kip Paseo who apparently doesn’t know that a tribute is a show of respect and admiration for someone. Mr Paseo.,you have a serious mental disorder if you need to admit to being guilty of criminal mischief against a teacher who you thought mistreated you in the fourth grade and who has been dead for nine years. Any intelligent person who reads what you wrote about my brother and comments “what a jerk “ won’t be talking about my brother, they will be talking about you. 

Hey Ralph! Can't seem to find what the cause of death was but I assume it was from the grids? He was my fourth grade teacher at JC Mitchell Elementary School. Almost everyone has a story about a teacher that really made a difference in their lives well Ralph was that teacher to me but not in a good way. Aside from being more condescending than he was patient he also played favorites. I can't help but notice that the tribute section on this site seems pretty weak so I'm assuming that my opinion of him was Universal? I only wish we had crossed paths closer to the end of his life so I could confess to him that I was the one who poured Sweet n Low in the gas tank of his Jetta. Give me a break it was the late 1980s and that's all I could find in the Teachers Lounge. I'm a better person and man then you were when you were alive Ralph so I'm going to close this with a very disingenuous and Hollow " rest in peace" Mr Tartarsauce! And my condolences to those who actually miss the guy.

Ralph, you were always my favorite brother. I’ll always be grateful that we had each other and our mother to visit and talk to. I miss you every day.

Ralph, happy birthday! Still thinking of you...
“ I will remember you, will you remember me? Don’t let your life pass you by... grieve not for the memory.”
“ I am gonna live my life like every day is the last, without a simple goodbye - it all goes by so fast. And now that you’re gone.. I can’t cry hard enough - no I can’t cry hard enough for you to be here right now.”
Rest In Peace my friend

I just found a picture of Ralph, our friend, Ana and me. It brought back so many memories of working with him in the ESOL program. He was so fun and such a loving friend who could always make us laugh. I will never forget my sweet friend Ralph.

Dear Ralph, another year has gone by, and you are no longer among us. Today would be your birthday but you will always be 56 years old. Strange as it may seem, life is just an illusion - and death is real; it's final. However, I want you to know that you will always be remembered by those who truly cared for you. Happy Birthday, my dear friend.

I just learned today of Ralph's death, I have great memories of Ralph back at Miami Central my sympathies go out to his family. Rest in Peace my old friend