Obituaries

July 25, 1946 – September 16, 2021

On September 16, 2021 Ron’s journey here came to a peaceful end. “Captain Ron” as he was known to many leaves behind a list full of very proud people, his loving wife of 46 years Delphine, who was by his side ‘til his final breath, his 3 proud boys Curtis, Bryce and Chad, and adopted son Faron. Sister Marlene and her soul mate Bill Howarth. Ron also leaves behind five grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends too many to mention. Ron loved his daily trips across town to the A&W for his “Diet Coke” to visit with the staff that looked to him as one of their own.

Family always came first to Ron, being an icon in the local B.C. construction industry with the Operating Engineers Local 115 for over 50 years, being part of many VERY large projects across B.C. Ron always had a passion for hot rods from his beginning years in The Chilliwack Car club; over the years he always had muscle cars. In 2011 he bought his infamous Purple step van, Many years of hard work and with the help of multiple friends, mechanics and family his pride and joy was everything he wanted it to be.

Earlier this year Ron was welcomed Into the Roadmen Car Club, he couldn’t have been more proud to wear his club shirt and be accepted into a group of like minded people. He loved going over and sitting in the garage with the brothers and talking car talk for hours. Special thanks to Dana for making it all come together and helping with everything.

October 3rd at the North Shore A&W @11:30 a.m. -12 noon we will come together for Ron’s final cruise, followed by a social gathering at Frick and Fracks downtown at 2 p.m. Donations can be made to the diabetic association in Ron’s name.

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