Ronald H. West

Ronald Harvey West was born in Mullinville, KS on April 8, 1943, and died in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on April 19, 2013. He is survived by his wife Marianne (Long) West, son Brian (Chandra) West, daughter Jodell (Mike) Lockard, and son Douglas West, 8 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren (a third one on the way), and numerous nieces and nephews. Ronald was preceded in death by his father Harvey West, mother Gladys Ferne West, brothers Kenneth West, and Eldon West, sister Elizabeth Hall, and infant sister Mary Josephine West.

Ron grew up in Springfield, Colorado and graduated from Springfield High School in 1962. He attended Denver Tech, and completed a course in Mechanical Drafting. He took several electronics courses by correspondence.

On Valentine’s day, 1965 Ronald married Marianne Long in Denver Colorado. He enlisted/ in the USAF for 4 years from 1964 to 1968, serving in the US and Germany. After his honorable discharge with the AF he began a long career with AT&T, working on cable and radio. He and his family lived in a home they purchased in Lamar, Colorado for 28 years; then transferred by AT&T to Ft. Morgan, Colorado in 1995. He and Marianne purchased a home in nearby Brush. After taking an early retirement offer in 2001 he went to work for Wal-Mart working in inventory control. In 2006 he and Marianne decided that they wanted to live near their grandchildren in the Colorado Springs area, and bought a home in Falcon CO a few miles east of Colorado Springs. When his health began to fail they moved again into the city of Colorado Springs.

Ronald was a man of God and believed that God sent His Son Jesus Christ to pay the penalty for sin by His death on the cross, His resurrection, and through belief in Him he is saved and will have eternal life in Heaven with Him. He loved his family, and was faithful to his wife. He dedicated his life to God, family, and country. He taught his children honor and compassion. He was loved and respected by his family and will be greatly missed by the family and many friends. He was under Hospice Care for 2 years and was loved by those who cared for him. Now he is with the Lord in his eternal home, where he no longer has his sickness, or pain, and no more sorrow or tears. Praise the Lord!

A Memorial/Celebration of Life is being planned and will take place on Monday May 6 at 1 PM, at Vista Grande Baptist Church, 5680 Stetson Hills Blvd, Colorado Springs.

Memorial donations in Ronald’s name can be made to:

Lewy Body Dementia Association

online at www.lbda.org

If you prefer to send a check, mail to

LBDA

912 Killian Hill Road, S.W.

Lilburn, GA 30047

-or-

Gentiva Hospice

5526 North Academy Boulevard Suite 108

Colorado Springs, CO 80918