Curtis Leroy Ruffin, Jr. was born on July 1, 1946 in Chattanooga, Tennessee to Marie Littles and Curtis Leroy Ruffin, Sr.
He attended Glendale Elementary School and Princeton High School.
Curtis was all about life and there was never a time that he wasn’t. Everyone knew that he was the most playful and always liked to joke around with everyone. One of the things he liked to do was play poker. He was in the Ambassadors Club for Ford in 2007. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
He leaves behind: a wife of 41 years, Loretta Ruffin; three sisters, Alice, Margaret and Barbara; two brothers, Robert and Emmanuel; and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.