| − | Ramos was reared in Laredo by his grandmother, Jesusita Carbajal, and graduated in 1958 from Martin High School there. He served in the [[United States Air Force]] and 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, northeast of [[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, embraced the [[Roman Catholic]] religion, and graduated in 1958 from Martin High School in Laredo. He served in the [[United States Air Force]] and 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, northeast of [[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> |