He was born in Longmont, Colorado on February 18, 1947, to Anselmo Madrid and Amalia Tofoya. He was the 15th of 17 children. He graduated from Fairview High School in 1965. After being inducted into the Army, he served 18 months in Vietnam. Once honorably discharged, he worked as a welder for Anderson Fencing in Longmont, CO, before starting a 30-year career at Roche Chemical in Boulder, CO.
He met his future wife in The Pub Bar in Longmont. They went out to breakfast and the rest was history. They were married April 13, 1974 at Bethel United Methodist Church in Boulder, Colorado, with a foot and a half of snow on the ground.
Ron had the most beautiful garden every year. He could fix and build anything. Ron and his wife loved to travel in their motorhome, go to Arizona in the winter months and enjoy their cabin in Red Feather Lakes Colorado.
Ron is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Roxana, his son Justin, partner Rebecca, grandson’s Marshall, Roman, Sammy and granddaughter Autumn of Loveland and his daughter Erica, her wife Amy and grandson’s Corbin, Devon and granddaughter Marissa of Aurora Colorado. He is also survived by two brothers, three sisters and numerous nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at The Heart of Longmont Methodist Church 350 11th Ave., in Longmont on June 8, 2024 at 10:00am.
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