Ronald after the war

Ron often enjoys fishing. This is a passion that he shares with his grandson, Cooper.

This is with Ronald and his two daughters and family at his wedding in June of 2017.(left to right) Wendy, Ron, Janice, Sabrina, Zach (front) Cooper, Mackenzie

Ron and his wife Jan enjoyed trips with their friends. Their favorite places to go are Cobo, Mexico, and Dayton Florida. They would often go and watch the Daytona 500.

Ron is very passionate about cars. He loves not only NASCAR but also fixing them up. He had his own shop that he opened in the early 1980s that he sold in 2012. He entered his car in the O'Reily's world of wheels show a few years ago.

In addition to getting married in June of 2017, he also updated his grandchild count from 2 to 9. (left to right ) Jade, Claire, Ron, (back) Patrick, Mackenzie, Cooper, (front) Janice, (back) Josh, (front) Kylee, Jessica, and Dj.

One of Ron's favorite activities is spending time with his grandkids. He enjoys taking them fishing, for rides on the golf cart or boat and of course watching them play sports.

Ron and his granddaughter, Mackenzie both share a love for WWE. For Ron's last birthday (2017) she got him two packs of WWE trading cards.

Ron and his family still gather often.

left to right (back row) (front row) Ron, his mother, Lois, and John.

As of fall 2018, Ron has to have an oxygen tank with him 24/7. His is restricted inside during the majority of the cold months as the cold weather makes it harder to breathe even with the oxygen. He has recently undergone chemo and radiation to remove the cancer spot that was found on his lungs. Six months prior to finding this spot he was working on getting on a transplant list for a new lung. However, when going through his last round of test, the cancer was found. Because of this, he was no longer an eligible recipient of a new lung. After his treatment, they tested again to see if the cancer spot has shrunk or disappeared. While the cancer did shrink, Ron was left with a hard decision to make. His doctors are now recommending that he does radiation on his brain as a preventative cause to ensure that the cancer will not spread there. This does not come without drawbacks. Ron has a high chance of losing his memory and his personality. Ron has elected not to do radiation on his brain. However, he is undergoing one more round of radiation on his lungs. After all the test one thing has been determined for sure. It has been decided that his issue is due to him being in Vietnam while Agent Orange was in use.

Ronald Passed surrounded by his family at 3:30 am on February 10, 2019. He fought a long hard battle with lung cancer. Ronald was a fighter, and he never quit.