Ron and I became friends at age six, in first grade. When asked who who my best friend was, my answer would always be Ron. I have not been in touch with Ron and Arlene for years. Life unfortunately causes people to separate and travel different paths. In my life Ron was was a great and true friend because of the time, support and kindness he shared with me. I was blessed and better for it.

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I worked with Ron for 10 years, and he was unfailingly kind, professional and supportive. When I first joined Amoco (long before its acquisition by BP), I worked in the same small area as Ron; his office was just a few doors from mine on the 52nd floor in what was then Chicago's "Amoco Building." He guided me on many issues at Amoco, and his knowledge of the corporation was enormously helpful to me as I transitioned from government to corporate work. It was, at time, a difficult transition. But Ron made it easier, as we'd joke in the hallways, get together with a group of colleagues for lunch or dinner, or work together at the many Amoco conferences and off-site meetings. Ron was a nice man, a good friend, and a superb colleague. I am only one of many -- whose lives he touched professionally and personally over his long and accomplished life -- who will miss him enormously. Farewell, Ron, my friend, Jonathan

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