Ruben Garcia:  

Ruben is from Anaheim, California. Ruben's schools include Anaheim High School. Ruben works(ed) at Rrg Services, Inc., Dixie Care & Share, Rrg Services, Inc.. Music Ruben likes includes Sheri Peterson. Books Ruben likes include The Traveler's Gift, 177 Mental Toughness Secrets of the World Class, Think and Grow Rich. More about Ruben:"The best advice we will ever give won’t be written or spoken, it will be in the example of how we live our life! - Bill I’ve been told I should be dead, locked up or homeless and on drugs. Shutter the thought…At the ripe young age of 54 (I feel like I’m in my 20’s) I still have a lot of life to live and a lot of loving to give. As a child I suffered from severe asthma, today, GONE… I was born to serve, to do something special and to make a difference! In the fall of 1971 and at the tender age of 36, my mother was tragically killed in an automobile accident; I was 14 years old, the eldest of five still living at home. She died leaving behind five children; two under the age of five and a husband. Not only were we all devastated emotionally, but economically it was disaster. We lost our home, our security…we lost it all! In the spring of 1971, mom left home after enduring a pretty bumpy marriage to pops. That summer, me, and a brother not much younger, were left to run amuck. We were introduced to a couple of guys close to our same age. As it turns out, these two guys were a couple of thug hoodlums (my perception) gang bangers! Our short lived association seemed kind of cool at the beginning. Thank goodness my brother and I had enough sense to get out of the rain. Exit the hoodlums and enter Mr. AFFLUENT; with the cool car, a girl friend, a nice neighborhood and a great family. Plus, he was a drummer in a local band that would soon offer me an abundance of popularity. Mr. Affluent and his family rescued me from the streets and shared with me the gift of a nice home, safety and security. However, with a motto like “a friend with weed is a friend in deed,” other than the band that I was fortunate to become a member of, I realized that hanging out with Mr. AFFLUENT & COOL long term, would not be in my best interests. Exit Mr. AFFLUENT and enter Mr. Horn Rimmed Glasses Geek, (HRGG) and more AFFLUENT than the affluent drummer. By now, the fall of 1972, I was living with pops and his new bride; that is to say I had a place to sleep, and actually did, sometimes! Shortly after meeting Mr. HRGG, he and his family moved to a very exclusive coastal community; very posh and nice to say the least! Mr. HRGG and his family saw something in me at a time when I was desperately trying to figure out how and...Expand for more