Ramos was reared in Laredo by his grandmother, Jesusita Carbajal, and graduated in 1958 from Martin High School there. He subsequently in 1963 obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M Kingsville and his master's in education in 1973 from East Texas State University in Commerce, near [[Dallas]]. After his education career, he owned the business known as Pure Spring, Air & Water for thirty-five years. For nineteen years, he was the director of operations for the South Texas Private Industry Council.<ref name=fullobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.hernandezlopezfh.com/obituary/andres-ramos-jr|title=Judge Andres Ramos, Jr. obtituary|publisher=Hernandez Lopez funeral Home in Laredo|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref> | Ramos was reared in Laredo by his grandmother, Jesusita Carbajal, and graduated in 1958 from Martin High School there. He subsequently in 1963 obtained his bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M Kingsville and his master's in education in 1973 from East Texas State University in Commerce, near [[Dallas]]. After his education career, he owned the business known as Pure Spring, Air & Water for thirty-five years. For nineteen years, he was the director of operations for the South Texas Private Industry Council.<ref name=fullobit>{{cite web|url=https://www.hernandezlopezfh.com/obituary/andres-ramos-jr|title=Judge Andres Ramos, Jr. obtituary|publisher=Hernandez Lopez funeral Home in Laredo|accessdate=August 8, 2023}}</ref> |