Ralph A. Stock, 72, went home to his final resting place on August 29, 2025, after a battle with liver cancer and complications after the cancer surgery. He was born August 7, 1953, in San Antonio, Texas to his father Roy Raymond Stock and mother Allen Joyce Baker (Metz).
Ralph graduated from Robert E. Lee High School, Class of 1971. In high school, Ralph followed in his father’s footsteps and played in the band. He was an amazing trombonist for which he won numerous awards and recognitions. He went on to work in the oil field and a variety of positions in the beer, wine, advertising and distribution fields. He excelled in his career due to his outgoing, determined, and personable personality. Ralph was a skilled salesman and bargainer that could surely sell mud to a pig or ice to an Eskimo. He had a great love for the outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.
He lovingly passed his passions on to the next generations in his children and grandchildren. After retirement, Ralph refused to slow down and continued his passion of breeding and raising show pigs. He was proud of his business and made lifelong friends that felt more like family. The only things he was prouder of was his legendary “ZZTop” beard or perhaps his green thumb in his garden. He lived a full life filled with family, friends, and love. He was a momma’s boy and proud big brother and cherished each relationship immensely. Ralph loved meeting new people and treated everyone with dignity and respect. If anyone he knew was going through a tough time, he would most definitely be there for them. He always liked to say, “How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.”
Ralph is predeceased by his father, Roy Stock, and mother, Allen Joyce Baker.
Ralph Anthony Stock married Deborah Lynn Nobles February 12, 1982. They had 43 years of a wonderful and loving marriage. In addition to his wife, Ralph is survived by his son, Derek of San Antonio, daughter, Jennifer and her husband Keith Lundy of Hampton Virginia, his brothers, Mark and wife Francis of Cypress, Tx, Lloyd and wife Janet of Rockport, Tx, and Todd and wife Sharon of Houston, Tx. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren, Hunter, Jalynn, Tyler, Avery, Turner, and River who will miss their Granddaddy dearly. Furthermore, he is survived by many nieces, nephews, extended family members and friends.
A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, September 5, 2025, at Massey Funeral Home, 779 N. Riedel St., Yorktown, Texas 78164.
Those who wish to remember Ralph in a special way, in lieu of flowers, you may make gifts in his memory to the Arbor Day Foundation at Arborday.org and/or The American Cancer Society at donate.cancer.org. A tree planted in his memory would’ve been just his kind of legacy.