J. Berkley Ruiz, 1927 to 2015
Berkley Ruiz, 87, passed away February 14, 2015 from natural causes. "Berk" was born and raised in North Carolina but had lived in Winder since 1957. He served in the Navy (WWII, Korean War) and remained in the Naval Reserve until 1976, retiring as Lieutenant Commander. He obtained degrees from Mars Hill Junior College, Clemson University, the University of Georgia, and a specialist degree from Georgia Southern. He taught Industrial Arts for two years in North Carolina then in Georgia from 1957 to 1988, most of those years at Winder-Barrow High School (1957
