The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Wednesday, July 5, 1995                TAG: 9507050016
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: FINAL 
DATELINE: NORFOLK                            LENGTH: Short :   29 lines

SAMMY RAMIREZ

Sammy Ramirez, 35, of the 2100 block of Barbara Drive, died July 4, 1995, in a local hospital.

Mr. Ramirez was born in Fresno, Calif., and was a training coordinator with the Navy Exchange. He was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church; charter member of D.56 Villagers of S.E.V.A. and club director for Northpole Village.

Survivors include his companion, Kiel Snider of Norfolk; mother, Rose Ramirez of Fresno; five sisters, Marie Perez and Evelyn Ramos, both of Selma, Calif., Gloria Ramirez and Debra Gearhart, both of Fresno, Rosemary Ramirez of Fort Worth, Texas; and two brothers, Ricky Ramirez of Fresno and Jessie Ramirez of Selma.

A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Smith & Williams Funeral Home, Norfolk Chapel, by Father Edward Richardson. Burial will be in Fresno, Calif. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

by CNB