Ricardo Ricky Alvarez Navarro, 40, was found dead at his home in Elkhart on Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Born in Dade City, Florida, to Gilberto Navarro and Hermina Campos Alvarez, Ricky lived in Elkhart and worked cleaning local businesses. Family and friends remembered him as a hardworking, generous father to Angel, Ricardo, Samantha, and Yaretzi, someone who enjoyed working on cars, had tattoos, and loved his pit bulls and good food. He was preceded in death by his father and a brother, Gilberto Navarro Jr.

A visitation at Billings Funeral Home included a Rosary, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and interment at St. Vincent De Paul Cemetery. If anyone knew Ricky or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.