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I too think about Ron from time to time. Hard to believe it's coming up on 35 years since you were taken from us.
I remember when Ron came into the lives of us Newport "rejects". He was instantly accepted into our humble graces. Over a very short period of time he became so respected and so loved by everyone who had the pleasure to know him.
I remember clearly the first time i met him. A bunch of us Newporters piled into Mark Arendals car and went to the Thunderbird drive-in to see Dirty Harry. I bought a pizza, sat down on the ground next to Ron and offered half my pizza to him. Not knowing then that Pizza was Ron's main food staple, I had made a friend for life.
He was truly like a brother to all of us. And yes, we did break into the Largo High gym one Sunday afternoon to play basketball. Jeff, Dave edmo and few of us. Half the Largo PD showed up. Must have been 6 or seven cars and 8 or 10 cops. They just ended up calling our parents. And Ron was the only the only one who ended up in a cell. Mouthing off to the cops. How ironic. Too many great times to count. The world was blessed to have such awesome person, if only for a short time. I often wonder how things would have been had God chose to keep him here. The people he would have touched, his children. I bet he would have made Captain. Just...WHAT A GUY. I miss you Ron.I look forward to seeing you again someday my friend.
Bob from the old neighborhood.
May 14, 2012
