Ronnie Caldwell

William Ronnie Caldwell (just Ronnie to all that knew him) passed away November 4th in Marietta, GA. He was 82 years old. He was a legend of a human and a devoted husband, son, brother, father and grandfather. He is survived by his brothers Robert, George, and Roger, his sons Cam (Laura) and Clay (Bree), and his grandsons Hardy and Gus.

He was born on D-Day: June 6th 1944. He barely survived childbirth but soon grew to be a very strong child, gifted scholar, and tremendous athlete. He was very proud to have grown up in Clarkdale, Georgia, a company town supporting the Coates and Clark threadmill, where both his mother (Mildred) and father (JW) worked. He idolized both his mom and his dad. Ronnie was class valedictorian at South Cobb high and a star athlete, quarterbacking the football team his junior and senior year. Ronnie was the first of his family to attend college, graduating from Georgia Tech in 1966. He was a lifelong fan of all Tech sports, especially football and basketball. After graduating from Tech, Ronnie started work at the Federal Reserve Bank, where he worked his entire career, rising to the rank of Executive Vice President and retiring in 2004 after 38 years of service. He was very proud of his work at the bank, where he worked hard but had a lot of fun, and respected and was respected by everyone from the executive team to the security guards. He had a number of lifelong friends from his time there that he stayed in touch with till his last day.

Ronnie married Anne Morton Lewis in 1971, and they were married for over 50 years and both felt extremely blessed and fortunate in their life, especially their family and friends. They loved each other very much and appreciated the simple things in life the most.

He was a truly unique person, steady, intelligent, true, funny, independent, loving, and thoughtful. He had a sharp wit, loved a joke, and had a strong and unique laugh. He was a voracious reader, and for many many years a dedicated tennis player at Bitsy Grant, Chattahoochee Plantation, and Olde Town in Marietta.

He will be missed beyond measure by his family and friends.

In lieu of flowers please send donations to the Jason Cunningham Charitable Foundation (https://www.cunninghamcharity.org/).

A memorial will be held at 3263 Clay Rd SW, Austell, GA on November 14th at 3 PM. Dress is casual, dress warmly as it will be held outside.