ARTURO RUELES "ARTHUR" CAMACHO, 93, passed away
peacefully on Dec. 21, 2015 at his home in Ft. Worth,
TX, with burial in the DFW National Cemetery.
He was born in Ranger, TX in February of 1922 to
Jose & Petra Camacho, and attended St. Rita Catholic
School. He is listed in the Ranger High School Class
of 1940. Arturo enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1941,
& during WWII, was stationed in the Pacific at Bataan.
After the fall of Corregidor in April of 1942, he was
a Japanese POW until he was liberated in Aug. of 1945.
In March 1947, he married Elisa Flores (RHS-1947) and
lived in Ranger for most of his life, raising a family
of six children. He graduated from Ranger Jr. College,
and worked as a mechanic until he was employed with the
U.S. Postal Service, retiring in 1986. He was an active
member with the local Lions Club, Rotary Club, Ranger
VFD, Catholic Men's Club, and the Knights of Columbus,
where he was a Fourth Degree Sir Knight of the General
Worth Marshall Assembly #1089. He also served as the
President of the FW Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners
of War.
Arturo & Elisa moved to Ft. Worth in 2006 & he continued
to be active with the Knights of Columbus. He enjoyed
swimming, fishing, and watching the Texas Rangers. He
will be remembered for his devout patriotism, passion
for the needy, sense of humor, and loving smile.
He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Elisa Flores
Camacho and his children: daughters Cecilia Camacho
Villa (RHS-1966) & husband Arturo of Ft. Worth; Sylvia
Camacho Herrington (RHS-1968) & husband Eddie Herrington
(RHS-1968) of Irving; Cynthia Camacho Meza (RHS-1971) &
husband Mike of Lake Worth; Patricia Camacho Pittman
(RHS-1973) & husband Del of Whitney; Martha Camacho
Merrill (RHS-1980) of Ft. Worth; son Arturo Camacho
(RHS-1974) & wife Robbie Walton Camacho (RHS-1977) of
Haltom City; brother Ramon Camacho (RHS-1950) of Odessa;
13 grandchildren & 13 great-grandchildren. His brothers
were Trinidad Mendoza Camacho, Joe Camacho, Salvador
Camacho, George Camacho, Pete Camacho (RHS-1945) and
Jimmy Camacho (RHS-1952), all deceased. More pics