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Old 04-17-2026, 03:39 PM   #1
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Today would have been Ron's 93rd birthday. Sure miss him!
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Old 04-17-2026, 03:42 PM   #2
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Indeed.What a great guy!
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Old 04-17-2026, 04:30 PM   #4
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Nice job on the pics Pete!!……a whole lot of knowledge went with that ‘Ol Fella……he was quite a guy…….Mark
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Doesn't seem real that he's gone. God Bless Ron.
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Old 04-17-2026, 07:44 PM   #6
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He was a Regular Guy, and he got things done, and done His way. A true New England 'Character'. I miss him.
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Old 04-17-2026, 08:28 PM   #7
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He was a Regular Guy, and he got things done, and done His way. A true New England 'Character'. I miss him.
A character, all right, I think he thoroughly enjoyed exaggerating his New England accent.
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Old 04-18-2026, 06:51 AM   #8
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Ron was a great guy - visited him once with another Fordbarner - had a great time enjoying his enthusiasm for life and flatheads ....
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Old 04-18-2026, 09:00 AM   #9
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He lived his passion and that's more than some of us get to do.
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