Ron was born in St. Cloud, MN. He earned his Mining Engineering Degree from the University of Minnesota. He met his wife Holle at a Minneapolis Hospital where she was a nurse. They married and moved to Morenci, AZ where he worked at the Copper Mine and received his Master’s Degree from the University of AZ. He settled in Lakewood, Colorado in 1968 with a short time in Alaska and Wyoming. They had 4 children. In 1973, a niece and nephew came to live with them. In total, he raised 6 children. He has 7 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. He is survived by Kathy Butler (Dean), Heidi Wright, Joe Haxby (Joy), Barbara Haxby Glazier (Tim), Fern Sherwood and Bobbie Sherwood. The grand children are Elizabeth Beard, Lindsey Wright, Jamie Haxby, Kimberly Hill (Eric), Stephanie Butler, Jonathan Jet Underwood, Jessica Underwood and great grandson Aiden Chamberlain. He loved to fish, ski, hike, go dancing and take walks. He taught many children to fish off his dock at his Lakewood CO home. He traveled the world while in the mining business and at one time he won an award for logging the most air miles. The award stated that the air miles that he logged would circle the earth 3 times. He will be remembered for being a great Father, who told many great stories of his travels, and being a wonderful grandfather to all. He will be greatly missed, but we know he is now dancing and fishing to his heart’s content.
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