Ralph Anthony Blanco, age 56, of Jacksonville, North Carolina formerly of Winston-Salem, passed peacefully on April 28th, 2013.

He is survived by: his mother, Carol Blanco of Jacksonville, NC; sister, Joan Marie Blanco Cordero and husband Michael; nephews, Drew Quillan Matthews and Michael Anthony Cordero both of Wildamor, California; sister, Janet Blanco Thompson and husband Scott of Midland, NC. He was predeceased by: his father, Ralph Stephen Blanco and nephew, Chadwick Dillion Matthews. In leu of flowers, the family requests donations to be made to North Carolina Services for the Blind, 3240 Burnt Mill Drive, Suite 7, Wilmington, North Carolina, 28403