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Ware and Bruce Hathaway quickly became household names during the [[Rock (music)|rock ’n’ roll]] era of the 1960s. Hathaway, who died three months after Ware's passing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysantoniocom/news/local/article/Legendary-S-A-radio-personality-Bruce-Hathaway-10891162.php|title=Radio personality Bruce Hathaway dies at 78|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> said at the time of his friend's death: "He shouldn’t be dead. He and I should just now be getting out of prison for all the fun and happiness that we had. He was one of my dearest friends, and we raised hell. We were like brothers. It’s just a sad day.”<ref name=waredeath/>

Ware and Bruce Hathaway quickly became household names during the [[Rock (music)|rock ’n’ roll]] era of the 1960s. Hathaway, who died three months after Ware's passing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mysantoniocom/news/local/article/Legendary-S-A-radio-personality-Bruce-Hathaway-10891162.php|title=Radio personality Bruce Hathaway dies at 78|date=January 30, 2017|publisher=''San Antonio Express-News''|accessdate=August 3, 2017}}</ref> said at the time of his friend's death: "He shouldn’t be dead. He and I should just now be getting out of prison for all the fun and happiness that we had. He was one of my dearest friends, and we raised hell. We were like brothers. It’s just a sad day.”<ref name=waredeath/>

Jud Ashmore, later a [[television]] weather broadcaster, called Ware "a rock star. He was totally unpredictable, very honest. He called it like he saw it."<ref name=waredeath/> Trey Ware, who co-hosted with his father for many years, posted a farewell on [[Facebook]]: “My hero returned home to his Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]] this morning. My dad, Ricci Ware, was my hero in every sense of the word. He was a one-of-a-kind talent who had the natural ability to make you laugh and feel better about life in all circumstances. He could also cause you to think — deeply"<ref name=waredeath/>

Jud Ashmore, who like Ware spent time as a [[television]] weather broadcaster in San Antonio, called his friend "a rock star. He was totally unpredictable, very honest. He called it like he saw it."<ref name=waredeath/> Trey Ware, who co-hosted with his father for many years, posted a farewell on [[Facebook]]: “My hero returned home to his Lord and Savior [[Jesus Christ]] this morning. My dad, Ricci Ware, was my hero in every sense of the word. He was a one-of-a-kind talent who had the natural ability to make you laugh and feel better about life in all circumstances. He could also cause you to think — deeply"<ref name=waredeath/>

Ware and his wife are interred at Stockdale Cemetery in the community of Stockdale in his native Wilson County, Texas.<ref name=findagrave/> He outlived two of his grandchildren, a son and a daughter of Trey Ware.

Ware and his wife are interred at Stockdale Cemetery in the community of Stockdale in his native Wilson County, Texas.<ref name=findagrave/> He outlived two of his grandchildren, a son and a daughter of Trey Ware.