Ruben Reyes, age 67, of Brownwood passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Graveside Services for Ruben will be at 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 21, 2020, at Greenleaf Cemetery with Pastor Emmanuel Jimenez officiating; visitation will be held Sunday afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. at Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood. Arrangements are under the direction of Blaylock Funeral Home of Brownwood. Ruben Flores Reyes was born on July 2, 1953, to Margarita (Flores) Reyes and Maximo Garcia Reyes in Uvalde, Texas; he was an only child. As a young man, he quit school and began working with his parents doing migrant farm work in Uvalde and throughout Texas. In 1969, during the winter off-season in Texas, he accompanied his parents to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin to work at the Green Giant canning factory. It was there, that at the age of 16, he met the love of his life, Suzanne. After the canning factory closed for the season, they parted ways and reunited in 1972.