What a unique, outstanding character Ron was, a superbly dedicated practitioner with the unabashed guts and presence of a toreador! He was unapologetically rowdy at times, he is only person I know who got kicked out of a fire puja! Yet more primarily a dedicated, graceful and accomplished practitioner of Buddha Dharma and Tai Chi, and hard-wired in his heart to the heart of Trungpa Rinpoche. And a close comrade to Vajrayogini, Chakrasamvara and the rest of the yidam assembly. I'll always remember sitting on the couch with Ron and a few other friends at 1111 Pearl, the first dharma center of Trungpa Rinpoche in Boulder, when he would return from trips to Mexico with a bottle or two of Mezcal which we would pass back and forth and finish off during long spicy interchanges of dharma talk and community chatter! If his sangha ever wanted a true friend, Ron was both a warm-hearted comrade and a challenge to the influences of pretentiousness and self-importance! I feel like his sincerity and mischievousness were both his connection to Trungpa Rinpoche and an expression of Trungpa Rinpoche himself from his heart of devotion. He was both an exemplary practitioner as well as a force to be reckoned with! Ron, may we all ride together again in the thunderous force of our samaya bonds and mutual vajra passion! And enjoy more toasts of Mezcal to the vast cosmos, the guru himself! Vaya con Vajradhara!