\t\t\tRicardo Raul Vargas \t\t<\/p>\n
\t\t\tOBITUARY\t\t<\/p>\n
Ricardo Raul Vargas, 45, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2026, surrounded by his loving family and friends after a brief and sudden illness.<\/p>\n
Born on March 9, 1981, in Watsonville, California, to Robert R. Vargas and Agustina \u201cTina\u201d Castellanos Vargas. Ricardo graduated from Aptos High School, earned an Associate of Arts degree from Cabrillo College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from San Jos\u00e9 State University. He devoted more than 20 years to caring for others as a Registered Nurse at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he was respected for his compassion, professionalism, and kindness.<\/p>\n
Ricardo developed a lifelong love of nature through family camping and hiking trips to Yosemite National Park. After marrying the love of his life, Carmen Sanchez, they made their home in San Jose and shared a passion for backpacking and traveling the world.<\/p>\n
Ricardo will be remembered for his gentle spirit, humility, generosity, and unwavering compassion. He was a devoted husband, a beloved son, and a deeply loved brother to Sonia and Lori. He was also a cherished uncle and role model to his nieces, Taylor Simpson and Madeline Nowicki, and his nephew and godson, Holden Nowicki. His warm smile, kind heart, and quiet strength will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.<\/p>\n
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Juan and Julia Vargas, and Paula Castellanos.<\/p>\n
Ricardo is survived by his beloved wife, Carmen Sanchez-Vargas; his parents, Robert Vargas and Tina Castellanos; his grandfather, Jose Castellanos; his nieces, Taylor Simpson and Madeline Nowicki and his nephew\/Godson Holden Nowicki. Also, his stepchildren, Daniel, Gabriel, and Johnny Sanchez; his step-grandchildren, Lina, Lisa, Jeremiah, and Maleyna; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family members, and dear friends. <\/p>\n
A public viewing will be held on Tuesday, July 28, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Chapel Of Oaks, Oak Hill Funeral Home on Curtner Ave in San Jose. Family and friends are warmly invited to attend and celebrate Ricardo\u2019s life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ricardo Raul Vargas OBITUARY Ricardo Raul Vargas, 45, passed away peacefully on July 7, 2026, surrounded by his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[88,90,89],"class_list":["post-402822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}