Ron, 42, died April 27, 1974, when killed in an auto accident in Missoula. He was born July 29, 1931, in Missoula County. Ron was married to Beverly C. Daniels and was working as a surveyor at the time of his death. He is buried in the Missoula Cemetery. Ron jumped at Grangeville 1954 and West Yellowstone 1955-56.