Ralph Arden Ambrose died Aug. 30, 2014.
Mr. Ambrose was born Sept. 26, 1930, in Plant City, the youngest son of Robert and Maude Ambrose.
He was predeceased by his sons, Randy and Tony Ambrose; sister, Elizabeth Ambrose Brown; and brother, Forrest Ambrose.
He was the loving husband of June Ambrose.
He served with the famed “Mosquito Unit” of the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. After returning home from the war, he worked for Kaiser Aluminum until his retirement.
Survivors include his daughter, Susan Ambrose Miles; stepdaughter, Valarie Hamby, of Laurel, Md.; stepson, Tracy Didas, of Jacksonville; grandsons, Kyle, of Salisbury, Md., and Jason, of Perth, Australia. He also leaves behind nephew, Robert Ambrose (Sheila), of Plant City; and nieces, Kathy Bauman, of Spring Hill, Patsy Sjostrom, of Ashville, N.C., and Alice Gold, of Jupiter.
In lieu of flowers, donations to a charity in his memory would be appreciated.