Ron Ping's life

Ron Ping Obituary.

Ron Ping was born 12/30/1944 to Evelyn and Roy Ping in St. Joseph, Missouri. He moved to Oregon with his family at the age of 18 in 1962. In 1973 he met his future wife Sheila. Moving to the Portland area in 1976 he owned and operated Ron Ping's Oasis Tavern in Forest Grove. Deciding to start a family, he and Sheila sold the tavern and bought a house in Eagle Creek in 1977. Randy was born in 1978 and his favorite son Jason came along two years later in 1980. (Keep in mind that Jason is typing this)

Ron moved his family to Boring in 1985. He found a nice chunk of land with a few acres, a couple barns and an inground pool and hot tub. He ended up with some great neighbors that grew to become very close friends. Selling the house in 2003 after raising his boys he retired in 2005 from Tri-Met.

After traveling through Europe for seven weeks he returned to begin a new journey in his 40 ft. RV accompanied by his wife and sister in law Linda. They spent two years traveling across the United States and Canada. Returning to Oregon in July of 2007 they spent their time with family and friends working part time preparing for their next adventure. Since his diagnosis with Cancer in May of 2010 he was able to spend precious time with his family, friends, and most important to him, his wife of 36 years.

He felt fortunate that he was able to say his goodbyes to those closest to him. He expressed that he felt fortunate to have lived such a full life.

He will be missed by many. He is survived by his wife, Sheila, sons Randy and Jason, Brother Glen, and sisters Patty, Cathy and Teri. Also dear to him were his two daughter in laws Becky and Trudy and his grand children, Ashley and Hunter.

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