Ruiz, Flavio "Bob", of St. Peters, Missouri, died on Monday, January 5, 2009, at the age of 88. Dearest husband of the late Mary Ellen Ruiz; dear son of the late Pedro and the late Juanita Ruiz; cherished grandfather of Jennifer Lewis, Brian (Emily) Fear and Rebecca (Paul) Amrein; treasured great-grandfather of Lauren Fear and Kyle Lewis; dear father-in-law of Gary Fitzpatrick. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Sylvia Fitzpatrick. He was a Civil Services Manager and past Commander of American Legion Post 161. Bob is a U.S. Army Air Corps Veteran of WWII. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the USO at Lambert Airport.