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I think about my friend Ron often.  Especially when I think of heaven. I know Ron is there.  Something extraordinary happened for me the night he passed.  When I had gone with my husband to visit Ron to say our final goodbye, I cried and told him he better let me know that he "made it" to heaven.  With eyes closed, he smiled and those were my final words to him.  The night Ron passed,  I was outside with my hubby, I looked up in the sky and saw the most brilliant white arc of light I had ever seen.  It was a thick light, almost like a beam, and was there for only a millisecond, and it was gone.  It was not a shooting star, for I've seen that many times and this was different.   I knew instantly that light  was Ron.  Ron was an electrician, and I knew him through our school.  I know that an arc of light was  an electrical thing and so my heart was reassured, that this sign was for me.   I think of this often, and the kind, gentle man that Ron was, and my heart is happy for him.   I am a better person for knowing Ron.  His spirit is unlike anything I've ever known.   I miss him and his giant presence in our school.  He was the brother I've never had.  
What a generous and kind friend he was. He is missed!
Miss you Dad; Forever in my H…
2015, Oregon, USA
Miss you Dad; Forever in my Heart, Always on my Mind
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To our Christian brother Ron. You touched Gary's & my life in more ways than you'll know. Your kind and gentle nature made you the kind of person we wanted in our midst - never a cross word, never an angry comment, even though we know how much you were hurting. Your acknowledgment to me that you made it to heaven and Jesus will never be forgotten. I smile when I think of that night and the special gift you gave me. God got a special gift too when you came home. We all love you and are so grateful for the time we had with you on earth. Until we all meet again.......
I miss my friend Ron, he was there for me when my son died, sacrificed a week off work to be by my side and help carry me through that tough time, although that was more than 13 years ago I have never forgotten his friendship during those dark hours. I want so bad to sit down with him right now and talk about all kinds of things. I love you man and I miss you so much.

Matt
So glad we were able to take …
2017, Oregon, USA
So glad we were able to take him to that Ducks game for his birthday!
Just being Ron
1986, Zweibrücken, Germany
Just being Ron

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