Ray Ruiz, a New Mexico representative and former iron worker at Los Alamos National Laboratory, died of lung cancer in May.

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Ray Ruiz, a New Mexico representative and former iron worker at Los Alamos National Laboratory, died of lung cancer in May. He was 65. Ruiz, who handled asbestos as part of his lab work, sponsored a resolution seeking recognition by the federal government of former lab workers stricken with cancer and other diseases as a result of their work. It...