Ronald Alvis Horton II, a longtime resident of Houston, Texas, died on July 4th, 2019. He was surrounded by family as he passed peacefully, at the age of 67, in Katy, Texas where he lived most recently.
Ron was born to Ronald Alvis Horton and Joyce Rose-Horton on September 28th, 1951 at St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas. Most of Ron’s childhood was spent in Houston and his teenage years in Alaska, though he returned to Texas where he spent the rest of his life.
Ron was married in 1976 to Marie Peine and together they raised three children until her passing in 1995. In 1997 Ron and Sheree Wilner were married and he became step-father to Hannah Wilner and Judith Wilner.
He was passionate about science and the outdoors and had a great smile and witty sense of humor.
Ron was preceded in death by his parents, Ronald and Joyce, and his wife, Marie Horton.
Ron is survived by his wife Sheree Horton, his three children: Christy Lara (husband Ignacio Lara), Ronnie Horton (husband Alexander Horton), and Steven Horton (wife Danielle Horton), his step-daughters: Hannah Wilner (fiancé John Fodor) and Judith Colmenares (husband Diego Colmenares), his sisters: Lisa Driskel and Dona Freeman, and his step-brothers: Lawrence Kimmel and Earl Kimmel.
Ron is survived by nine grand-children: Rebekah, Victoria, and Alexandria (children of Christy and Ignacio), Kaiden, Kirby, and Astrid (children of Steven and Danielle), and Aaron, Aura, and Adinah (children of Judith and Diego).
A memorial service will be held on July 13th, 2019 at Earthman Resthaven at 2pm.
A private family interment will be held at a later date at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery.
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