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Personal note from Deborah Jean Templin

This is a link to video I created for Ron’s 75th birthday in 2015.

https://youtu.be/9wpPMB8liIQ

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RON SCHWINN was a true Broadway dancer. The New York Times crowned him "The Patriarch of Broadway Dancing Gypsies". He was born and raised in Dayton, Ohio. His parents enrolled him in dance classes at the age of five, by the time he turned nine he decided he wanted to dance for a living. At twelve, he was working as a dancer in local television. During his high school years he would summer in New …

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I knew Ronny from The White Horse Tavern. He was a great guy and I recall our conversations fondly. The stories he woul…
I knew Ronny from The White Horse Tavern. He was a great guy and I recall our conversations fondly.…
I knew Ronny from The White Horse Tavern. He was a great guy and…
We were friends in high school in Dayton , Ohio in the late 1950’s. He was not only a dancer but a gymnast, and the onl…
We were friends in high school in Dayton , Ohio in the late 1950’s. He was not only a dancer but a …
We were friends in high school in Dayton , Ohio in the late 1950…

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What were Ronald's favorite sports teams?
Broadway League sports
Broadway League sports
Broadway League sports
What were Ronald's favorite ways to exercise?
Mondays at the Bronx Zoo walking at least seven miles to all the exhibits.
Mondays at the Bronx Zoo walking at least seven miles to all the exhibits.
Mondays at the Bronx Zoo walking at least seven miles to all the exhibits.

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Born

August 24th, 1940
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Passed away

April 25th, 2022
New York, NY

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