Harwich - Ronald Francis Musk, 69, passed away on October 16, 2019. Born in Hartford, CT to Charles F. and Mary (Pestritto) Musk, Ron was raised in Avon, CT. After meeting his beloved wife, Cathe, in the North End of Boston 43 years ago, the couple lived in Connecticut where their children were born, before settling on Cape Cod in 1997. Ron was able to spend most hours of the day with his children instilling in them his love of the outdoors, architecture, sweets and sarcasm.
Ron was an accomplished furniture and cabinet maker. During his younger years, he owned R.F. Musk - Woodworking on Charles Street in Boston where he showcased his work. Ron and Cathe moved to Western Massachusetts where Ron continued to develop his craft, along with performing antique repairs for local museums.
After retirement, Ron devoted his time to coaching; Little League Baseball for his son Ramsey and both Middle school and competitive travel softball for his daughter Marianne. This led to his involvement with the Umpire Association of Cape Cod where he was Secretary for the Cape Cod Baseball Umpire Association (CCBUA), and a member of the Massachusetts Baseball Umpire Association (MBUA), American Baseball Umpire Association (ABUA) and the American Softball Association (ASA). Ron had a passion for the outdoors that traversed both land and sea which was apparent by his many sailing voyages, hikes, and chuchululus in the family hammock or on his boat, Bluesails.
In addition to his wife of 33 years, Ron is survived by his daughter Marianne, his son Ramsey, his siblings Kim (Billy) Steppen of Tolland, CT, Pam Musk (Dan Furbish) of Kingston, MA, and Richard (Wendy) Musk of Newtown, CT. Ron leaves his beloved great aunt, Tina Merz of West Hartford, CT and cousin Alison (Craig) Gravina of Farmington, CT, brother-in-law David Cerretani of Naples, FL, sister-in-law Linda (David) Arsenault of Stoneham, MA, sister-in-law Diana Cerretaini of Stoneham, MA, and several nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ron's name may be made to the Cape Cod Baseball League at www.capecodbaseball.org. Visiting hours will be Saturday, October 26, 2019 from 12 - 3 pm, with a Celebration of Life Service at 3 pm, at Doane Beal & Ames Funeral Home, 260 Main Street, West Harwich, MA 02671.
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