Ronald Sawyer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

RONALD JAMES HOLDEN SAWYER B. OCTOBER 10, 1946 IN AUGUSTA, MAINE TO JOSEPH & EDITH ADAMS HOLDEN D. JUNE 27, 2023 AT HIS HOME IN ROBERTSDALE, ALABAMA FROM MULTIPLE MYLOMA. HIS FAMILY WAS BY HIS SIDE. RONALD MARRIED JEAN HANRIGHT ON MAY 20, 1978 IN THE TOWN OF LEE, NY. RON AND JEAN CELEBRATED THIER 45TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ON MAY 20, 2023 AND RENEWED THEIR VOWS ON MAY 26TH IN FRONT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS. THEY HAVE FIVE CHILDREN: ANGEL & HUSBAND BRIAN FROM KANSAS, DANA & WIFE ERICKA FROM LAS VEGAS, RONALD II FROM ALABAMA, JON & WIFE STEPHANIE FROM FLORIDA, JAMIE & WIFE JESSIE FROM NEW YORK. RONALD HAS ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN: ALYSSA & HUSBAND CHRISTOPHER, KATY, MARISSA AND MCKENNA, ETHAN, AUTUMN, DANIKA, AIDAN, HANNAH, HUNTER AND HOLDEN. RONALD ALSO HAS FOUR GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: BRADLEY, PATRICK, RYAN AND JUDE. RON LEAVES A BROTHER THOMAS AND SISTER-IN-LAW ANNETTE FROM MAINE. HE HAS SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS. RON WORKED FOR 34 YEARS AS AN AUTOWORKER FOR GENERAL MOTORS. HE RETIRED JANUARY 1, 2007 FROM TONAWANDA, NEW YORK. RON DROVE FOR MCCONNELLSVILLE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE SERVICE IN MCCONNELLSVILLE, NY. RON GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL FROM ROME FREE ACADEMY IN ROME, NY AND COMPLETED ONE YEAR COLLEGE TOWARDS HIS ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING DEGREE. RON ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY AS A SEABEE IN AUGUST 08, 1966. HE WAS SENT TO CAMP LEJEUNE FOR TRAINING BEFORE LEAVING FOR VIETNAM. HE SPENT TWO YEARS IN THE VIETNAM WAR AND WAS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE. RON RECIEVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE FROM THE NAVY AND WAS TRANSFERRED TO NAVAL RESERVES. BEFORE HE JOINED THE THE NAVY HE JOINED THE NATIONAL GUARDS. THE FAMILY OF RON SAWYER WOULD LIKE TO THANK COMMUNITY HOSPICE OF FAIRHOPE FOR EVERYTHING THEY HAD DONE FOR US. THEY WERE AMAZING! WE ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK SENERGY OF FAIRHOPE FOR GIVING US SUCH A WONDERFUL CAREGIVER NAMED CHRISTINA. SHE TOOK GREAT CARE OF RON AND WE WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL TO THIS BEAUTIFUL, AMAZING WOMAN. SHE WILL ALWAYS BE FAMILY! THANK YOU TO THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION AND THE VA CLINIC IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. EVERYONE WAS SO HELPFUL AND RESPECTFUL. ALSO, A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY. MY COUSIN CRYSTAL MOVED DOWN SOUTH FOR THE SUMMER TO HELP ME AND GIVE ME MORAL SUPPORT THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME FOR ME. MY SONS AND DAUGHTER AND THEIR FAMILIES SACRAFICED A LOT TO BE WITH ME. I WILL NEVER FORGET THIS. Also Special thanks goes out to the United States Navy Honor Guard and The Patriot Guard Riders. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH! THANK YOU!! Arrangements are entrusted to Cason Funeral Service in Foley Al

Ronald Sawyer

June 27, 2023

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