Ronald Lee Bouterie II

Ronald Lee Bouterie II, of Colleyville, Texas, passed away on Sunday September 15th in Euless, Texas. He will always be remembered as a loving brother, uncle, friend, and colleague to all that knew and loved him. He was born on March 18th, 1964 in Chelsea, Mass. to Ronald and Mary Alice Bouterie.

Ronnie was a fun, intelligent man who loved to read, golf, and teach and share many of his endless skills with any one that was interested. He attended UCLA and graduated from San Diego Golf Academy where he excelled at golf course management and agronomy. He worked for Club Corporation of America right out of school then went on to manage Whitestone and Lost Creek Golf Courses.

He fell in love with his second grade crush, Margaret (Meg) Vacio, of San Diego, California, a little more than a decade ago and they were planning to be married.

Our brother Ron had a lot of our dads qualities; if he knew you spoke another language he would try to learn phrases for you, he would read up all about your country, and would ask lots of questions because he always had that thirst for knowledge. He wanted to make you comfortable and engaged. On our travels he would look up where you were and send a scavenger hunt of sorts of must see attractions that would ultimately be the highlight of your journey and he felt like he was there with you. Ron started working at Amazon a while ago and in that short amount time he collected a group of friends from young to old from all around the world he came home with fascinating stories of their lives. He didn’t know a stranger, they were all his friends.

Lost Creek Golf Course was Ron’s second home for 20 plus years. He had an amazing knack for interacting with the home owners and golfers, some would become lifelong friends. He could be sarcastic and brisk at times and joke around the next minute. If you got Ron you were smart and lucky because a quick repartee with Ron was a challenge of the wits. He would laugh often, sometimes at your expense many times at his, and if you did get him you would laugh too.

Meg you were that flame that burned in Ron’s heart and soul. Your trip to Alaska was a highlight in his life and seeing you at our family reunion confirmed what we all knew, you were the love of his life.

The best tribute you could bestow on Ron’s legacy, is to try to emulate Ron’s good qualities; learn all you can about life and people, laugh generously and often. Don’t take your friends and family for granted. If you think about someone text, call, or email don’t worry that you’re bothering them it’s always nice.

Ron is survived by his brother's and sisters and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and great nephews.