Memories of Ron

Ron, Laurel and I were in Watsonville at our ceramic supply shop and it was late, so we decided to grab dinner before we split and went...

Set the scene: three days after my high school graduation. I was 17 and had my diesel VW Rabbit packed to the gills with all the stuff...

Since I was a child, I can't even report how many times we would be out at a restaurant and he'd put sugar in his coffee, stirring it...

Any random day of the week, any number of times, Dad would sit at our kitchen table, chatting with us for hours. When it was getting...

Every friend I EVER brought home became one of his kids: Leigh, Dawn, Shelly, Jennifer, Amanda, Lara, Julee. I remember another day...

I finished college 10 years after high school graduation. It was a tough road with many obstacles for the Doll family. I wanted to...

Brian and I were really little and Dad had just come home from town. He had a small brown paper bag clutched in his hand and he called...

He would come over to our house and hang out with Julie for most of the day since he was bored at home. I would walk through the door...

When Laurel unexpectedly died, Ron found himself dating. He met a lady (Kathy) from down south and started spending lots of time down...

I remember asking if I could store a boat over at Ron’s house, which turned into me asking if I could put a roof over the boat, which...

Julie made him stop smoking if he wanted to be around his grandkids, so he stopped. Once retired, Ron and Laurel would drive to Morgan...

Julie and I start dating and Ron was an electrician working for the IBEW Local 332. I was not wanting to do the environmental engineering...

I first met Ron about 35 years ago when I accompanied a girlfriend over to Ron’s daughter’s house for a get together. I noticed his 75...

Near the beginning of when I first started coming over for dinner, I remember it was just Ron and I sitting in the living room for some...

Ron always knew how to lighten the mood and make everyone feel welcome. I can remember sitting down at the dinner table and talking about...

I remember when I was probably around 4 years old and Derek and I got to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house to play. It was a super hot...

As young children Derek and I would come to church with my grandparents when they were watching us. I was too young to understand what...

I used to work at a clothing store and would see cool button down shirts that were fun patterns. I would buy them for my grandpa ...

In 2004, the Spongebob Movie was released. My sister and I were obsessed with Spongebob at the time, so Grandpa recorded it on his DVR....

Grandpa had a golf cart that he used on occasion to get around the property, and while we were visiting, he would sometimes let my sister...