Ron was such a gentleman and kind person with great sense of humor. I knew him more personally for a short period of time and was very sad to hear of his passing. Blessing him on his journey and deepest condolences to all his family and close friends.

I am learning of Ron's passing only now. I met Ron in law school in 1978 when we sat next to each other on the first day. We became close friends. We studied together, played tennis and loads of other things together, and went to the Dodgers together many times after sleeping outside Ticketron at May Co. for tickets, especially to World Series games. Although we fell out of touch some years ago, Ron always remained in my heart and my thoughts. He was a warm and wonderful person. A great partner to Irene and a devoted father. And he was a clever attorney. I miss him and hope he is resting in peace.

I did not have the pleasure to know more about Ron until a few years ago when we began carpooling to CCBA meetings with Lou Sepe. First and foremost, Ron was a gentleman and generous in spirit. Although I know he was a strong advocate in court, in a more personal setting, Ron was humble and kind, with a twinkle in his eye, offering a slice of wry sarcasm or humor, punctuated at times with a hearty laugh. I was lucky to know Ron and to hear about his past exploits with Lou, experiencing first hand their shared amusement. He will be missed - I will miss him. 

Great attorney all around great person. He lived his life so free. He will truly be missed. RIP my friend.

When Ron would join out group for lunch, he always seemed to have a knowing little grin that hid some delightful anecdote or thought. And when he shared it, it was delightful. He had a quick wit, a generous heart and and a caring soul. He left us too early and we will miss him. 

I have known Ron since we were about 14 years old. We had one of those friendships you would describe as life-long. He was in our wedding, we life guarded together and were just really good friends. We got into all the usual trouble and then some but then like others who have written on this post, we sort of lost touch although whenever I was in LA I would see Ron. We consistently for many years had New Year’s eve celebrations at the Wissel’s home. We usually went to the grocery store, purchased very expensive ingredients, cooked as a group. Sounds terrific, only downside was that we often drank so much that we could not really enjoy the meal. To be young(relatively). Ron was the spark and refused to let such an evening go by without making it fun. We all loved Ron in our own ways.

Someone mentioned that you could always count on Ron to slide into home plate, scrape knees etc. I saw that first hand. Before big events in Glyndon such as weddings (ours), birthdays, graduations we would always rally the guys ( and I think a couple of young women played as well) to play tackle football. No pads, jerseys, protective gear of any kind and we paid the price. I remember Ron diving to tackle someone who was already in the end zone and I think he hurt his knees so badly that it kept him out of Vietnam. 

Someone also mentioned Los Vegas. I saw that first hand as well. I was attending a science conference and Ron drove over from LA. I was rooming with another good friend, Ed, from grad school and that friend was out of the room when Ron showed up with a young woman who was so beautiful she made Rachel Welsh look homely. His “date” was very tired and wanted to take a nap. Ron came up with the idea( and his date went along with it) to write a note and place it on the bed next to his date. It read. “ She is clean, she is paid for, have a good time”. Ron and I then went to lunch. Ron’s date told us later that Ed arrived, read the note but just sat on the edge of the bed not knowing what to do. We all obviously got a good laugh out of that one. That was Ron!

I will miss my friend but value our life-long friendship.

Peter

I met Ron in 1982. It seems like yesterday. Our first meeting, a lunch at a small cafe in Santa Monica, was dominated by our east coast and European travels and lots of laughter. Ron had an infectious laugh. We became instant friends and colleagues in the practice of law.

We both practiced, in those days, In LA County. However, Ron picked up a young client whose infant daughter was taken away by San Bernardino Children's Services for alleged sexual abuse. I believe our combined fee was $600. We were young and ambitious and completely unknown in San Bernardino County. 

Ron said, "Louie, we have to have the hometown opposition." We hired the ex San Bernardino County Coroner as our expert. We hired the ex Sheriff of San Bernardino as our investigator.

After a year and a half of litigation our client was completely exonerated and his child was returned to his custody. We were known in San Bernardino as "Starsky & Hutch."

Subsequently, we tried our first death penalty case together. Over the years we shared an office together , tried many murder cases together, vacationed together & mostly laughed together. We always reminded each other that "laughter is the elixir of life!"

Until that time Ron...until that time.
- Louie

The bond of friendship with all you guys on the team provide wonderful and vivid memories to this day. Bold stood out for his for his warmth, humor, and the cloud of dust sliding into home (scrapes and cuts included).  Ron was a wonderful person with a kind heart and gentle soul. While I only saw/talked with him sporadically over the past many years, it was always a joy to reconnect and catch up. He is and will always be missed; it was a comfort knowing he was out there.

I still think about the days playing ball with Ron and the guys from law school. He was my double play partner and one of the best lead-off guys. So fast! I am only sorry that we lost connections years ago. I still have photos from those days that I look at often. I will raise a glass to Ron and recall what a great guy he truly was.

Ron was a great guy, happy to have known him. Some are my favorite memories are playing softball with him on Last Clear Chance. “Bold,Bold,Bold” was the refrain whenever he came up to bat. He will be missed.

Met Ron in 1st year of law school, we were a little older than most of the class and bonded right off the bat. Ron always met you with a smile, it was like he knew some sort of secret about how to enjoy life and the human comedy transpiring about him, his own foibles included. Your joie de vivre was tangible my friend, and I miss you

Ron was a true one of a kind guy! I will miss him forever.