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To all con on this net:
Ron Fix passed away unexpectedly last night, Saturday, June 3rd at 1730. Planning for CWR 06 will continue but today’s scheduled meeting is postponed until later this week. Until we hear differently from J D, Roy Pitt will stand in as the USMC/Combat Helicopter Association liaison with the Bronco Association for CWR 06 planning purposes.
No funeral plans have been made at this time other than it will be a military service, time and date TBA. Please pass this information along to any and all groups and people you knew Ron to associate with. Ron’s wife Gerry is with friends and Ron’s son will be arriving from California today.
Feel free to use me as your POC for information.
Semper fi,
Jim Hodgson
Long time friend and squadron mate
President
OV-10 Bronco Association
Posted : 2006-06-04 10:56
Ron Fix's Memorial Service
Subject: Ron Fix's Memorial Service
Folks
Here is the latest information on Ron Fix's Memorial Service:
On Saturday June 10, 2006. Ron's Memorial Service will be conducted at the Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, Texas at 3PM.
The Fix Family has requested that the service be conducted as a Celebration of Ron's Life and would everyone to attend. Ron's wife
(AA Flight Attendant) has asked for everyone to attend in uniform (military or airline). After the service there will be a reception at
the Fix Family Home and everyone is welcome to attend.
A picture collage of Ron's life will be displayed. If anyone has pictures of Ron that they would like to have included. Please email
Jim Hodgson at TXAVI8OR@COMCAST.NET. If you have stories about Ron that you would like to have included in a scrapbook about
Ron. You can email them to me for inclusion at JLBLOOMBERG@NETSCAPE.NET.
If you will be attending the service from out of town and need a ride to the service. Please contact me at 214-952-8502 and we can work
out arrangements. I am in Recurrent until Thursday, if you receive my phone mail. Please leave me a message.
Ron will be deeply missed!
Jim Bloomberg
Posted : 2006-06-05 19:54
Ron Fix's Memorial Service
Here is the latest information on Ron Fix's Memorial Service:
On Saturday June 10, 2006. Ron's Memorial Service will be conducted at the Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home in Colleyville, Texas at 3PM.
The Fix Family has requested that the service be conducted as a Celebration of Ron's Life and would everyone to attend. Ron's wife Gerry
(AA Flight Attendant) has asked for everyone to attend in uniform (military or airline). After the service there will be a reception at
the Fix Family Home and everyone is welcome to attend.
A picture collage of Ron's life will be displayed. If anyone has pictures of Ron that they would like to have included. Please email
Jim Hodgson at TXAVI8OR@COMCAST.NET. If you have stories about Ron that you would like to have included in a scrapbook about
Ron. You can email them to me for inclusion at JLBLOOMBERG@NETSCAPE.NET.
The family has asked that in lieu of flowers. That donations in Ron's name be made to the OV-10 Bronco Association.
Ron will be deeply missed!
Jim Bloomberg
Posted : 2006-06-06 16:08
Hostage Sandollar
JD and All
I was one of Ron's P/C's at Marble '69, by gingos he remembered me and we became fast friends. Col. Fix was Chairman of the board of the ov-10 Bronco Assn. at the time and enlisted me to build out the muesum there at Meachem Field. The day has not come that an E-5 will not do a Col. a favor.
One day as we were painting the doors to the Ready Room "as we call it", He was working on the hendges as I painted. He held one up and asked was it ok. It takes an enlisted man to get the gist of this. That will be one of the defining moments of my life "the day a Col. asked me if the brass was shinny enough". Know this, you don't get to be no Col. by being no dummy. He saw by the look on my face and knew what he had said, and proceeded to ask if the rest would surfice. This my friends defines a gentleman in my book.
Roy M. "Arm" Pitt
Sgt. USMC 2335656/6018
VMO-2 Marble/DaNang '69-'71
The time, the inclination, and the where-with-all
Posted : 2006-06-06 18:37
Obituary for Ron Fix
Col. Ronald E. Fix, USMC (ret.) passed away unexpectedly, Saturday, June 3, 2006.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 10, 2006, at 3:00 PM at Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home & Memorial Park in Colleyville. A burial service will be held at Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery at a later date.
Ron was born September 1, 1942 in Elgin, Illinois to Carlton L. Fix and Lillian Scharrer Fix. He graduated from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Michigan and received his Master of Science Degree from Troy State University.
He was commissioned as a 2nd Lt. by the USMC on June 3, 1964. He served his country as a Marine Aviator with numerous duty stations, including two tours in Vietnam. Ron was awarded two Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star, three Purple Hearts, 63 Air Medals, and numerous other recognitions. He attended the Air Command and Staff College and was assigned to the U. S. Pentagon.
Following his retirement from the USMC June 1, 1991, Ron was employed as a stock broker and later became a pilot for a regional airline in California. He was employed by American Eagle Airlines as a First Officer in 1995 and became a flight instructor for Eagle in 1998. Later as a Captain, he was the Lead Embraer Regional Jet Ground School Instructor until his death.
Ron is survived by his wife, Gerry Harrison Fix; his mother, Lillian Fix; his son, James R. Fix and family; his daughter, Kimberly Fix; and a brother, Carlton (Bud) Fix and his family.
In lieu of flowers a donation to the OV-10 Bronco Assoc. is requested.
Ron Fix Memorial Fund
OV-10 Bronco Association (OBA)
505 NW 38th Street
Hangar 33 South
Fort Worth, TX 76106
The Bronco Association is a non-profit aviation museum founded by Ron Fix and friends.
Memorial service to be held Saturday, June 10 at 3:00 P.M.
Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home & Memorial Park
5725 Colleyville Blvd.
Colleyville, TX 76034
(817) 498-5894
Posted : 2006-06-07 02:17
Sure sorry to hear of another good Marine going home . Can only offer my prayers that god will comfort those in this time of loss . For as its been said "NO words can express or make that feeling of loss go away . God Speed ,Ron and his family ,God Bless .........JJ
Posted : 2006-06-07 23:52
