Friday, January 22, 2021
Rita and family, please accept my sincerest condolences on Ron’s passing. His journey to his new home was a long and fulfilling exercise, giving joy and happiness to all who met him. Our relationship spans almost all of our respective lives, one in which we remained very close friends and competitors throughout our school days at NDA. We competed for first place, among the boys...a number of the girls always were able to beat us!!! But Ron crossed the finish line in first in 1955 winning AND Company Scholarship allowing him to go to his beloved St. FX.
Given my subsequent career at Scotiabank, I was able to drop into Grand Falls many times and one the highlights of those visits was the opportunity to drop in to visit Ron and Rita and discuss friends and issues of the day. Always an animated discussion!!!
Since the onset of his devastating illness, I was able to visit Ron & Rita in Bedford on a couple of occasions, and while the illness was obvious, his joyful spirit was always present. Knowing his further challenges recently, I know that he now in a better place. May the memories you shared sustain you during the trying times ahead. RIP.
