Thank you so much for posting that link. Reading about Ron from his family, neighbors, co-workers and friends... seeing wonderful photos of his kayaking, geocaching and clowning around... learning of all his service to others, from helping friends get jobs to improving hiking trails to all his wonderful work for the Oberlin Heritage Center... hearing about his bicycling and guitar playing and making fabulous margaritas.... It's so wonderful to get a glimpse of all these other dimensions to Ron that most of us here didn't even know about.
It was already more than enough that he was a giant here at CWT, consistently intelligent and gracious, passionate but fair. I was always grateful when he helped me out, providing solid, copious information that he seemed always to have at his fingertips.
But there was so much more to him than what we saw here, great as that was -- and great as it will remain, since he has left here a huge body of work that will continue to be a resource for seekers on these ever-important topics.
It's obvious that Ron was that most wonderful of creatures: a human being fully alive. He appears to have lived more life in his brief 56 years than many do in 86. He enjoyed life to the fullest, and spread that joy to others. He left the world a better place.
Thank you, Ron, for the inspiration.