Tamarra J. ''TJ'' Ramos, 24, of Haycock Township, Bucks County, died Oct. 1 in Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C. She was the wife of Eric Ramos. A 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School, she was a combat medic with the Medical Troop Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, in Iraq.
Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of David W. and Mary (Naydyhor) Johnson of Quakertown. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Applebachsville. Survivors: Husband; parents; brother, David W. II of Coopersburg; sisters, Melanie and Dia Smith, both of Allentown, Miramani of Quakertown, Kamaria of Coopersburg; maternal grandmother, Mildred Naydyhor of Quakertown; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler St., Quakertown, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Published by Morning Call on Oct. 5, 2003.
Army Spc. Tamarra Ramos was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Ramos died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Tamarra was a 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School and enlisted in the Army in the winter of 2000. Tamarra learned to treat and evacuate the sick and wounded as a Combat Medic. Upon graduation, she was sent to Fort Carson, Colorado and assigned to the Medical Troop, Support Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment where she was recognized and inducted into the Honorary Order of the Spur. She was deployed to Egypt as part of Operation Bright Star, NTC rotation 02-10, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, 2 Squadron FTXs, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In August 2003, while serving in Egypt, she was diagnosed with an unknown cancer. She was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and underwent extensive evaluation and treatment, which included chemotherapy. As a proud Scalpel Trooper, Tamarra was the only trooper who has been assigned to Treatment Platoon, Headquarters Platoon, and Ambulance Platoon. To many soldiers, she was a great friend and a soldier, who always put the needs of others before her own. She leaves behind her husband, Eric, who served in the same unit.
Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of David W. and Mary (Naydyhor) Johnson of Quakertown. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Applebachsville. Survivors: Husband; parents; brother, David W. II of Coopersburg; sisters, Melanie and Dia Smith, both of Allentown, Miramani of Quakertown, Kamaria of Coopersburg; maternal grandmother, Mildred Naydyhor of Quakertown; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler St., Quakertown, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Published by Morning Call on Oct. 5, 2003.
Army Spc. Tamarra Ramos was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Ramos died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Tamarra was a 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School and enlisted in the Army in the winter of 2000. Tamarra learned to treat and evacuate the sick and wounded as a Combat Medic. Upon graduation, she was sent to Fort Carson, Colorado and assigned to the Medical Troop, Support Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment where she was recognized and inducted into the Honorary Order of the Spur. She was deployed to Egypt as part of Operation Bright Star, NTC rotation 02-10, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, 2 Squadron FTXs, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In August 2003, while serving in Egypt, she was diagnosed with an unknown cancer. She was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and underwent extensive evaluation and treatment, which included chemotherapy. As a proud Scalpel Trooper, Tamarra was the only trooper who has been assigned to Treatment Platoon, Headquarters Platoon, and Ambulance Platoon. To many soldiers, she was a great friend and a soldier, who always put the needs of others before her own. She leaves behind her husband, Eric, who served in the same unit.
Tamarra J. ''TJ'' Ramos, 24, of Haycock Township, Bucks County, died Oct. 1 in Walter Reed Medical Center, Washington, D.C. She was the wife of Eric Ramos. A 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School, she was a combat medic with the Medical Troop Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, in Iraq.
Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of David W. and Mary (Naydyhor) Johnson of Quakertown. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Applebachsville. Survivors: Husband; parents; brother, David W. II of Coopersburg; sisters, Melanie and Dia Smith, both of Allentown, Miramani of Quakertown, Kamaria of Coopersburg; maternal grandmother, Mildred Naydyhor of Quakertown; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler St., Quakertown, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Published by Morning Call on Oct. 5, 2003.
Army Spc. Tamarra Ramos was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Ramos died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Tamarra was a 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School and enlisted in the Army in the winter of 2000. Tamarra learned to treat and evacuate the sick and wounded as a Combat Medic. Upon graduation, she was sent to Fort Carson, Colorado and assigned to the Medical Troop, Support Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment where she was recognized and inducted into the Honorary Order of the Spur. She was deployed to Egypt as part of Operation Bright Star, NTC rotation 02-10, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, 2 Squadron FTXs, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In August 2003, while serving in Egypt, she was diagnosed with an unknown cancer. She was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and underwent extensive evaluation and treatment, which included chemotherapy. As a proud Scalpel Trooper, Tamarra was the only trooper who has been assigned to Treatment Platoon, Headquarters Platoon, and Ambulance Platoon. To many soldiers, she was a great friend and a soldier, who always put the needs of others before her own. She leaves behind her husband, Eric, who served in the same unit.
Born in Doylestown, she was a daughter of David W. and Mary (Naydyhor) Johnson of Quakertown. She was a member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Applebachsville. Survivors: Husband; parents; brother, David W. II of Coopersburg; sisters, Melanie and Dia Smith, both of Allentown, Miramani of Quakertown, Kamaria of Coopersburg; maternal grandmother, Mildred Naydyhor of Quakertown; nieces, nephews.
Services: 11 a.m. Thursday in the church. Call 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral Home, 20 N. Ambler St., Quakertown, and 10-11 a.m. Thursday in the church.
Published by Morning Call on Oct. 5, 2003.
Army Spc. Tamarra Ramos was assigned to the 3rd Armor Medical Company, Medical Troop Regimental Support Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colorado. Ramos died of non-combat related injuries Oct. 1 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C. Tamarra was a 1997 graduate of Quakertown High School and enlisted in the Army in the winter of 2000. Tamarra learned to treat and evacuate the sick and wounded as a Combat Medic. Upon graduation, she was sent to Fort Carson, Colorado and assigned to the Medical Troop, Support Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment where she was recognized and inducted into the Honorary Order of the Spur. She was deployed to Egypt as part of Operation Bright Star, NTC rotation 02-10, Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site, 2 Squadron FTXs, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In August 2003, while serving in Egypt, she was diagnosed with an unknown cancer. She was evacuated to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and underwent extensive evaluation and treatment, which included chemotherapy. As a proud Scalpel Trooper, Tamarra was the only trooper who has been assigned to Treatment Platoon, Headquarters Platoon, and Ambulance Platoon. To many soldiers, she was a great friend and a soldier, who always put the needs of others before her own. She leaves behind her husband, Eric, who served in the same unit.
Gravesite Details
Tamarra is buried with her Naydyhor grandparents
