Ron lived in Abbotsford, BC for the last 14 years of his life. Prior to that, he and his family were residents of Kelowna, BC. Before the sunny Okanagan, Ron and his family lived in the small mining town of Tungsten, Northwest Territories. Ron loved the north, a land of divine beauty but also hardship; a place where one needed to endure — always — in order to survive.
And Ron endured. Decades in mining. Long days, long months, in a frozen land of endless night.
All for his family.
Ron is survived by his wife, Guillermina, and his sons Ronald Guillermo and John Delme. Ron leaves behind family in his native Wales, including his two older brothers Cliff and Del, cousins Malcolm, Ingrid, and Louise, as well as nephews Alfonso and Emilio, and numerous other family and friends that loved him dearly.
Donations can be made to the Parkinson Society of British Columbia in Ron’s name.