Ross was born in Provo, Utah, November 23rd, 1934 to Paul and Marguerite Westwood. He was the youngest of three children, a brother Richard D. Westwood (deceased) and sister Florence Ragland McClure of Selah, Washington.
Ross attended the Maeser School in Provo. He played in every vacant lot, behind the old buildings and walked two blocks to the local movies while his dog Rover waited outside. After the movies, he would invite his friends to have hamburgers and root beer in a mug at the local A and W Root Beer drive in because his parents owned the place and he was “Third Owner.”
Ross later moved to Long Beach, California with his mother and sister. He graduated from Jordan High School in Long Beach. He excelled in school and was student body president. After graduation he worked in Los Angeles for the Doheny Oil Family as their banking and legal courier (long before internet).
He joined the National Guard for two years. He later became a barber specializing in the fad of sideburns.
Ross was generous and caring of others. He gave volunteer haircuts to AIDS patients in Los Angeles during the AIDS crisis.
He was a 40 year member of AA and sponsored many to sobriety.
Ross became an avid scuba diver. He traveled to Mexico, Honduras and Belize many times. He also traveled several times to Europe, the middle East, South America, Peru and the Amazon River.
In 2005 Ross moved to Yakima, Washington to be closer to his sister and family. He made many new friends and did many site seeing trips in Washington and Canada. He volunteered at Yakima Memorial Hospital for nine years.
To know Ross was to love him. He will be missed every day.
He is survived by his sister, Florence McClure of Selah, Washington, nephews: Patrick Ragland of Las Vegas, Nevada, Michael & Linda Ragland of San Clemente, California, and family, Shaun and Gail Ragland family of Yakima, Washington, Barry and Julie Westwood and family of Provo, Utah, Brad and Virle Westwood and family of Provo, Utah; niece Kelly and Wayne Looper and family of Oregon and many friends in Southern California.
He is preceded in death by his parents, nephew Michael Westwood (Oregon) and great niece Rachel Ragland (California).
Ross will be inurned at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach, California in a family plot at a later date.
The family wishes to thank Heart Links Hospice Care and all the staff at Fieldstone Memory Care for all of their support and care of Ross. To share a memory of Ross please visit www.lepfuneralhome.com.
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