Ron was employed by Howmet Corporation in November, 1965, and had been with the company serving in various capacities. Ron started at the LaPorte casting division as a utility worker and progressed to a Product Engineering position in January, 1988. Shortly afterward he accepted a transfer to the Morristown,TN Casting Support Division as a Project Engineer and at the time was employed as the Engineering/Manufacturing Manager with Wax Department Responsibilities. In the mid-sixties, Ron interrupted his Howmet career by entering the United States Air Force where he attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and served in Tucson, AZ, as a Crew Chief for the Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Program. He was a member of the P.N.A. Club Ron had many personal interests including NASCAR, very much, motorcycles, cooking out, and spending time on his pontoon boat. He loved his wife and was a sweet and wonderful husband.