Ricardo Morales passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, November 30, 2005, surrounded by his family. Ricardo was born on August 22, 1937, in San Antonio, TX, to Candido and Josefina (Gonzalez) Morales. Ricardo and his family were loyal parishioners of Sacred Heart Parish for 41 years. He was an avid bowler in various leagues. He was very handy and artistic in leatherwork. Ricardo's main love was his wife and family and he enjoyed attending events with his many grandchildren. Mr. Morales was the owner and operator of the Morales Barber Shop on Main Street in East Toledo for 14 years. Surviving are his children, Ricardo (Vicki), Joshua C., Joshua A., Tabatha, Kristal, Tatiana, Ricardo II., Destiny, Kira, Coni (Richard) Stroshine, Richard, Allison, Steven, Olga (Florencio) Rodriguez, Juan, Louis (Tammy) Ryan, Robert, Jessica, Heather, Maria (Ricardo) Rodriguez, Britney, Rico, Niko and his loving sister-in-law, Lillian Katko. He is also survived by four brothers, six sisters, and eight great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maria, and parents. Family and friends may visit at the Eggleston Meinert Pavley Funeral Home, Oregon Chapel, 440 S. Coy Road, on Thursday from 5 to 9 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. Recitation of the Rosary will be Friday at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will begin in the funeral home on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. and continue to Sacred Heart Church for the Mass of Christian Burial beginning at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Restlawn Memorial Park. The family suggest memorial contributions be made to the family. God, we can't thank you enough for giving us such a strong, wise, and inspirational man to look up to and to love. We will miss him more than he could ever imagine. He has taught us all to be strong and brave. We know now that it is our turn to be strong for him and our family and to remember all of our good memories and to help his spirit to live on. So to our father and grandfather we thank you for loving us and letting us love you. You have helped us become the wise, caring and strong individuals we are today. It's your turn to be happy and free. Visitation: Visitation Times Thursday 5:00-9:00; Friday 2:00-9:00 Oregon Chapel