Kern County Obituaries

Loreto Ramirez

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Hundreds attend Ramirez Memorial
CALIFORNIA CITY — As hundreds of mourners gathered several local clergymen offered 
words of consolation to the family and friends of the Loreto Ramirez family. Loreto "Joey," wife 
Katrina and their three young sons Kristian, 3, Necoalo, 2, and infant Austin perished in a fire on 
December 30.
More than 225 people crowded the church for "Tuesday's Memorial service and family 
members spoke of the love and devotion that was so evident among the young family.
Several members of the Ramirez family spoke during the services including Adam Ramirez 
who characterized his older brother as "the man of the house" while they were growing up, 
Ramirez was unsuccessful in attempts to rescue the family from the burning mobile home.
Ramirez worked for Scientific Commercial Systems Corporation, a subcontractor at NASA 
Dryden Flight Research Center. Director of SCSC Ken Szalai said.
"Joey's family can be proud of the patriotic work he has done." Szalai expressed the mood of 
fellow employees in his somber message on behalf of the United States government
Reverend Clifford J. Carter pastor at Emmanuel Christian Center closed the services by chal-
lenging those in attendance to remember the Ramirez family in a positive way by loving one an-
other.