North Bergen – Ricardo Antonio Nuñez, "Ricky," passed away in North Bergen on July 1, 2022.  He had the good fortune to live a full life before succumbing to the effects of diabetes and heart disease.  He is survived by his wife of over fifty years, Elvia Rosa, his three children, Javier Alfonso, Diana Elena, and her husband Stephen, Jr. and Richard and his wife Alissa, his sister Zilath Margarita Gonzalez, and brother Victor Nuñez, plus his grandchildren, Alexa, Stephen, III and Katherine Elizabeth, step-grandchild, Alaina.  He was predeceased by his mother, Maria Josefa Periñan and father, Victor Nuñez Viola and his sister, Daira Echeverrea.

Ricardo was born in Cartagena, Colombia on September 10, 1941 and emigrated to the United States in 1970 becoming a proud citizen in 1980's. He eventually worked his way out of the factories into various sales positions by mastering the "gift of gab" in fulfillment of the American Dream.

He had a passion for cars that would lead him to buying and restoring, selling and buying again, many, many cars throughout his years.  He was always the first to assist friends and family in finding the missing part needed to fix their cars.

Never shy to offer his opinion, he would often provide honest assessments of life and circumstance, yet would always be there to help if things didn't go as planned (or as he advised!).

Ricky loved the game of baseball and would usually have more than one TV on with different games at the same time!

Funeral services will be held at 2pm on July 16, 2022 at:

St. Rocco & St. Brigid Roman Catholic Church
4206 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Union City, NJ  07087
www.stroccounioncity.org

In lieu of flowers, donations made to American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org , would be greatly appreciated.