Frank Gonzales Ramos Jr.

Feb 14, 1949 -

Apr 10, 2020

Longtime Anchorage, Alaska, resident Frank Gonzales Ramos Jr., 71, died of complications from coronary heart disease on April 10, 2020, at a medical center in Aklan, Philippines.

Frank was born on Feb. 14, 1949, in Juneau, Alaska, to Frank Gonzales Ramos Sr. and Adoracion Roldan. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Mankato State University in Minnesota. He worked as a job service representative for Alaska's Alaska Department of Labor, employee counselor for Fluor Alaska Inc. during Alaska pipeline construction, coordinator for Alaska's Department of Community and Regional Affairs, job placement representative for an Anchorage non-profit group, and technician for the Alaska Army National Guard. He spent most of his career as an eligibility technician for the Alaska's Division of Public Assistance until his retirement in 2003. He raised two daughters in Anchorage with his first wife, Evelyn Abello, and retired in the Philippines, where he remarried and had a son and a daughter with his second wife.

Frank was involved in community activities as a member of the Filipino Community of Anchorage, Alaska, Inc. and St. Anthony's Catholic Church. As a member of the Alaska Chapter of the National Eligibility Workers' Association, he compiled articles for and edited the chapter's monthly newsletter. He enjoyed various genres of music, target shooting, working at his computer, cooking for his family and taking them on road trips.

Frank's children said: "Dad was a loving father who showered us with gifts, took us out on bike rides and fun adventures to the library and our favorite parks, made sure we were taken care of and lavished us with homemade breakfasts on weekends. He suffered a debilitating stroke in 2009 but, with remarkable tenacity, was able to spend 11 more years with his family." They added: "Dad, we think of you and pray for you every day. You'll always be in our hearts."

Frank is survived by his wife, Joylyn Ramos; and their children, Lance and Kate of Numancia, Aklan, Philippines; daughters, Angela Ramos (Torn Saelee) of Sacramento, Calif., and Leah (Robert) McMahon of Anchorage; granddaughters, Maya Saelee and Sophia McMahon; grandsons, Sien, Jaden and Louie Saelee, and Mason McMahon; sisters, Linda Meritt of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and Margaret Ramos-Ashe of Juneau; and various cousins, nieces and nephews in the U.S., Canada and the Philippines. He was preceded in death by his parents in Juneau.