Condolences
Dear Kristine, My heartfelt condolences to you and your family. I was so shocked to hear the sad news about Ron. You must be devastated. I understand that it is just so hard to think of your life without Ron. But please remember that you will go on and you will be o.k. in time. For now, just know that you are thought of and prayed for from your cousin in Florida. I understand what you are going through. God Bless You, Kris. Love Cathy
Christine, Ken, Rick and Joe and family, Wayne, Lawrence, John, Doug, Arnie, Bill and Eleanor and families18 Thinking of you all at this very sad time. Love and prayers with you all. Larry & Loraine Verplanke
Dear Kristine and Family So very sorry to hear of the passing of Ron. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers during this most difficult time. Marie Buote
So sorry for your loss Kristine. My thoughts & prayers are with you & your family.
For all those who do or don't know my dad this is what my dad was to me. Factory man yes, union yes hard worker yes!!
Whenever you would go over and eat a meal you brought your appetite and if you were stuffed he made sure to tell you to finish everything cause he hated leftovers, unless it was Chinese food from Kris and Dad's wedding. Thanks dad for keeping us well fed.
When we were growing up he always wanted the best for us and if they couldn't get it then he would find a way. Especially if it was at a restaurant, the menu was whatever you wanted, thanks dad for all those delicious steaks.
He would always encourage us to be active and since we brothers had bikes we would go riding a lot. Once we went in a Cancer ride and years later I road in an MS ride. I still love riding my mountain bike and will be joining a riding club this year. All this cause he wanted us to stay active and enjoy the outside. Thanks dad for developing my love of biking.
He taught me how to throw a perfect spiral like #16 Joe Montana. We would throw that football around all day until our arms would ache. Thanks dad for throwing like a pro. haha
Whenever we drove somewhere there was never a thought in your mind if you were going to get there on time, he was like Paul Tracy getting up to speed only to hit the red light two blocks away, you could say he had a lead foot and I guess some of us adopted his driving style??? That is of course when he was a bit younger and could see better in the day or night. One night Joy and I were coming home from our friends house in Toronto, maybe 12am. We were driving a Ford SUV and wouldn't you know it, the thing decided to leave us stranded at the side of the road midway on the 403 hwy. So with my trusty phone I called caa then my dad and hoping not to wake him up on a Sunday night they picked up the phone and met us in Brantford to drive us home to Waterford. The next day happened to be his birthday and luckily he had taken the day off but in the meantime we had a great midnight visit. So getting back to his lead foot, that night now 1:30 in the morning he drives us home and with Kris at his side making sure he is staying in the lines he is driving like an Old man, he's gone from one extreme to the other. But he was there for us and would have done it again, that's the type of dad he was. Thanks dad for being on call 24 hours a day.
If I can recall he had a '78 Monte', 2 Ford Tempos- standards I think (poor cars took a beating!), a Chevy S10, and finally his "vehicle he would drive into retirement", a loaded Chevy Impala (which they lent Joy and I on our wedding day, thanks again) , but wait there's another... "vehicle he would drive into retirement", a Chevy Silverado, but wait again, still another....."vehicle he would drive into retirement" a Honda CRV. Who could have seen that coming? He should have got a Ram in the first place and he probably would have stuck with it(inside joke). Thanks dad for showing me what vehicles I won't want to drive into retirement. haha
My dad didn't want to hear you feeling sorry for yourself. He was the type who you could call up when you were feeling down in the dumps and with out any hesitation he would pull your head out of your A$$ and then kick it and tell you to smarten up and be grateful for what you had accomplished and what you had and tell you how proud of how far you had come. After that phone call you felt like a new man!! Thanks dad for always pulling my head out of my A$$ when I needed it most.
I guess what I'm saying is when life throws you a spiral, catch it and go all the way. And when it throws you another one do it again. Don't go feeling sorry for yourself and live life to the fullest. Get through the valleys and mountain tops and get ready to sweat. He wouldn't want it any other way!! Thanks dad for everything and thanks Kris for sticking by dad's side.
Love you Dad.
Rick and Joy Paul
just a little story from the 2 guys on line 1.....when we were working our butts off and ron was sitting on his ...he would always turn around and laugh at us and give us the 1 finger salute and shout F..K EM ALL......god bless you ron.....from 2 friends at line 1
so sorry to hear bout your dad Ken! sending my condolences to the rest of the paul family
my deepest sympathy on your loss of Ron.father husband friend and aquaintance
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Ron. We will certainly keep Ron and his family in our prayers. We hope you can find strength and courage in the days ahead. God bless all.
Today this message was sent to me, and I thought they would be something Ron would say to us: A limb has fallen from the family tree I keep hearing a voice that says, "grieve not for me. Remember the best times, the laughter, the song. The good life I lived while I was strong. Continue my heritage, I'm counting on you. Keep smiling and surely the sun will shine through. My mind is at ease, my soul is at rest. Remember all, how I truly was blessed. Continue traditions, no matter how small. Go on with your life, don't worry about falls I miss you all dearly, so keep up your chin. Until the day comes we're together again. RIP Ron Love sis
Kristine and family Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family at this time. John and Mary Van Dyk
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Ron. I worked with Ron at Western Waffles and thought he was a fun man to be around. He is going to be greatly missed by so many. My condolences to all his friends and family.
I am so sorry to hear about the passing of Ron. I worked with Ron at Western Waffles and thought he was a fun man to be around. He is going to be greatly missed by so many. My condolences to all his friends and family.
Our sincerest condolences to Ron's family. He will be greatly missed, but most of all we will remember him by his great sense of humor and positive outlook on life! Ron was a great person to be around and always helped me see the bright side to any situation. His positive outlook on life helped me through many rough times I had to endure. I will sincerely miss him and I am forever greatful to have met such a wonderful person.
We only recently became friends with Ron and we were looking forward to a hopeful long friendship. Kristine is a dear friend to both of us and we were excited about cultivating another with Ron. We'll now carry on with memories of his great sense of humour and contagious laugh. Many sincere thoughts of sorrow to his entire family. We'll join the others as we all unite to take care of your "Best Friend". Many hugs on your journey HOME!!!
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Our deepest sympathy to all of you at this sad time. Rick and Joy have shared many fond and funny stories of Ron. We're sorry for your loss.
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Dear Rick and Joy, Keeping you in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Sincerely, Pat & the Girls
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We are very sorry to hear about your loss. From our family to yours, our most heartfelt sympathies.