[Chippewa]

I received word from Ron’s wife and unfortunately he is in hospice on the last stages of life and being made comfortable with morphine. So his family can use a lot of prayers right now!! I know he has touched a lot of people on here! He has been like a dad to me teaching me so many things! Especially how to respect and navigate Lake Erie. Go in peace my friend!!

 

[9Left]

prayers sent for family

 

[Buckeye Ron]

So sorry to hear, it was a true friend to me, in helping me learn how to fish Lake Erie. God bless you Ron🙏🙏

 

[stormfront]

Definitely in my prayers as he nears a much better place. He helped me with an issue here years ago and that is why I'm still on board. We were all blessed to have him here for so long.

 

[One guy and a boat]

Prayers for Ron, his family and friends. May he find peace.

Kip

 

[ohiotuber]

I never met him, but followed his posts & learned a lot from him. He will be a great loss to all of us.
God Bless & Prayers for him & his loved ones.

Mike

 

[Upland]

Prayers for Ron and family he will be missed

 

[Howland 937]

May God grant him comfort in his remaining time here and a peaceful journey to his eternal home.

 

[st.slippy]

Ron has been one of my best friends. I have shared some of my absolute best days on the water with that man, and some of my absolute best days period! I was informed by family he passed away this afternoon. He will be truly missed!

 

[stormfront]

My most sincere condolences to you and Ron's family. I know the emptiness to lose a good fishing buddy. Find comfort in having had such a friendship with a good man.

 

[Hawg Wobbler 52]

I received word from Ron’s wife and unfortunately he is in hospice on the last stages of life and being made comfortable with morphine. So his family can use a lot of prayers right now!! I know he has touched a lot of people on here! He has been like a dad to me teaching me so many things! Especially how to respect and navigate Lake Erie. Go in peace my friend!!

Thanks for the update.
Ron has been bravely fighting health issues since August, he would make progress only to have a setback, over and over. He fought to the end.
Ron , I will miss you dearly. Godspeed my friend.

 

[Eastside Al]

Meet him often over the years...

Truly a stand up guy!

He will be missed

 

[c. j. stone]

So sorry to hear, it was a true friend to me, in helping me learn how to fish Lake Erie. God bless you Ron🙏🙏

I fished Erie for a decade mid 70’s to mid 80’s mosty drifting, occasionally pulling harnesses, but never a plug/crank! Ron was docked at West Harbor(if memory serves me!) and successfully catching limits of nice eyes when it was NOT “routine“ and invited me and my two sons for a day of “trolling” education! He pulled out his “Bill Normans” and put on a clinic! We caught a bunch of fish near Kelly off his 25’ Thompson that day, and my boys still talk abt it! He was the first to tell me abt OGF and got me to join. Ron and I were friends from the early days when I was an engineer at Goodyear and he was a owner/salesman of heat exchangers. We just seemed to hit it off! Later, and older, we fished together occasionally on Erie, mostly for perch in the mid. basin(until there wasn’t any)! We really weren’t very close “socially” but we were “fishing friends“ on the lake! I am very sorry to hear of his latest situation health-wise! I was so sure he would overcome his health issues! Lots of great memories, Fish On, old friend! God’s getting another fishing buddy!
Edit: I emailed my son, Jason in Maryland and mentioned Ron’s status and that Ron had taken us fishing when Jason was abt 10 yrs. old! He was saddened and sent his condolences to the family! Said he remembered that trip like it was yesterday(and it had to have been 35 yrs or more! Ron made a huge “good“ impression on everyone who met him! We’ll miss you, buddy!

 

[MikeC]

Terrible news! My deepest condolences to the family.

 

[crappiedude]

So sorry to hear this news. I never met the guy but we did talk on the phone a few times over the years.
He was a real class act and will be missed by a lot of people.

 

[Carpn]

Such a loss. I never met him but when I saw his input added to any subject I'd read his response twice . He had a lot of knowledge and was happy to share to to help anyone .

 

[Lil' Rob]

I met Ron some time after moving to Medina in 2003 and still barely knew him when my son Robbie was born in 2005...Ron invited me to his home for a late dinner while wifey and son were still in the hospital...knowing I'd been there all day...thats the kind of guy he was...and always willing to help, give, and share a story...

Ron and I weren't really close, didn't get to spend a lot of time together doing things, but he treated us like family and anytime we talked always made it a point to ask about Robbie, what he was doing, etc.

When I broke the news to Robbie he said "I'm glad he's no longer suffering. I'm going to miss him."

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[Buck-Eye]

Prayers for his family in this difficult time. Only knew Ron through his posts, but we did exchange a few pm’s and he was always willing to help with a problem or share his expertise.

 

[ezbite]

I’ve know Ron for many years and he’s the one that showed me the way of in-line boards.. and road runner jigs, yep he out fished me at mosquito.. always loved his knowledge and his commitment to teaching others..

 

[Kenlow1]

So sorry to hear this. Was hoping he was going to get back home. Prayers go out to his family.