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At age 13, he had a savings account at the First State Bank and was the youngest Kansas newspaper carrier in Armourdale. He had a large collection of Indian Artifacts and collected stamps. He also loved growing flowers. He made money shining shoes and later on raised show pigeons and sold their squabs to local restaurants. He also made ashtrays from cowhorns and sold them. Rickey washed dishes at the West Height Coffee Shop at 18th and State Ave., and also worked at the Gustin-Bacon Insulation Co. Rickey loved to sing and play the piano. His favorite song as "I'll be with you in Apple Blossom Time. He learned to shoot and hunt on his grandparent's farm. He was a hustler at pool playing and Ping-Pong champ of Armourdale. He was very intelligent, very handsome, and a sharp dresser. He was full of life and a joy to be around.

He graduated from Rosedale High School.

He enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 4 March 1944.

Pvt Marquez’s body could not be immediately recovered following his loss. In 2007, a German citizen uncovered human remains and identification tags in the Hürtgen Forest. A JPAC team excavated the site later in the year and recovered human remains. Scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory were able to successfully identify the remains as those of Pvt Marquez.