Armando, Our Brother, Our Father, Our Uncle and Grandfather
Armando or Ralph as so many called him was a loving, smart and passionate man who always put his children and grandchildren before him. Whether it was to help Daddy fix some kind of car issues, to yell at Ayomde for a red light ticket or exchange lottery ticket numbers with Sammy he was always just a call away when he was needed. To say that he was a jack of all trades would be an understatement if we ever heard one. Ralph had answers to just about any question you could possibly have.
My Dad was the type of person that knew everything, I can call him and ask him a question about any subject and he would always have the answer and help me through it. I remember I called my dad and told him I wanted to build a dog house; the very next weekend my dad drove 3 hours to my house helped me build the dog house and drove back home for 3 hours without any hesitations or complaints; that's just the type of person my dad was. That's the Type of Father I aspire to be. My Dad will always be the strongest man I will ever know and I love him so much and will always miss him- I love you Pa - Your Son Daddy
He knew everything EVERYTHING and even if he was wrong with his info it was the right info to meeee my mom would say my dad covered the sky with his hands for me...like no matter how much I messed up, I never messed up and was wrong to my dad he always stood up for me and made excuses for me...dad I can't breathe I can't understand I didn't even get to tell you the date Jonah is coming and you didn't even get to meet him take care of my mom and Titi they probably needed you more than me and Sam and daddy and Thaniel and Aiyana and Lia. I'm so heart broken i feel dead also. I never say this story cuz it's always annoying to explain but here ya go!!! So my first name is AYOMDE last name is DEMOYA can ya see anything there yup yup my dad named me his last name backwards except the D and E so that even if I get married like he always said that I'll still have his last name but in my first name and I LOVE IT!! Him and my sister Vinus was sitting at a bar with a napkin writing my name down all different ways and that's what they came up with - I love you Papi - Your Daughter Ayomde
My dad was the smartest man i know from teaching me how to drive stick to coooking spelling as i got older i got to meet another side to him the adult side and it was much fun he will forever be missed by me. I will always cherish my last memory of him, his last words to me "I love you, my Son" - I love you Too Dad - Your Son Sammy
Don't think of him as gone away his journey's just begun, life holds so many facets this earth is only one. Just think of him as resting from the sorrows and the tears in a place of warmth and comfort
where there are no days and years. Think how he must be wishing that we could know today
how nothing but our sadness can really pass away.
And think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched… for nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much. Mom and Dad are waiting with open arms.
We will miss you And forever love you.
Your baby sis Johara
Ralph was a great uncle, who always had my back.- Jacquelyn Gonzales
Armando is survived by his children, Marc Anthony DeMoya, Armando Rafael DeMoya, Jr. and his wife Diana, Ayomde Maria DeMoya, and Samuel DeMoya; step-children, Vinus Sanchez, Tiffany Sanchez, Barbara and Lil Ralph; grandchildren, Nathaniel, Lia, and Aiyana; sisters, Indira DeMoya, Rosa Mendoza, and Johara DeMoya; and his beloved Pug, Destiny. He was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah DeMoya, in 2016.
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