Ronald Melvin May Born February 7th, 1949, Vermillion, AB
Passed Away May 1st, 2013, 91原创, BC
It is with great sadness we say farewell to a wonderful husband, father
and friend. Ron passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones on May 1, 2013. Ron leaves behind his devoted wife June, his daughters, Rhianna (Luke)
and Laura, and his sons, Donald and Roger. He will be lovingly remembered
by his grandsons, Corey, Raymond, Ryan and granddaughter, Crystal (Andrew); great-grandchildren, Lana, Zack and Skyla Ronnie; his brother-in-law, Walt Davies of 91原创, BC; his mother Bobbie May of Leduc, AB; his brothers Brent (Cindy) and Tom (Evelyn) both of Pigeon Lake, AB; and his sister Lois Warwick (John) of West Vancouver.
He was predeceased by his father Mel May of Leduc, AB and his sister-in-
law, Debbie May of Devon, AB. In the early 80s, Ron started his own business and through his own ingenuity and hard work, the company, Protel Network Design Ltd., remains a successful telecommunications company, now owned and operated by Ron and June鈥檚 daughter, Rhianna. Ron鈥檚 talent as a singer, songwriter, playwright, director and actor was confirmed by the many awards he won over the years. He won the Kiwanis Award for best actor in 2006 for senior theatre. He won the
top prize in the 91原创 Senior Idol competitions in 2006 and 2009,
singing his own composition; he was a semi-finalist in the 2008 Red
Robinson talent contest at the PNE singing a song he composed; he
won a gold medal for best director and a silver medal for best actor at
the BC Seniors鈥� Games in 2008. Ron was a finalist in the 2011 91原创
Has Talent contest, also singing songs of his own composition; The play
he wrote most recently 鈥� Love, Lies and In-Betweens 鈥� won silver medals
for both best production and best original script in the BC Seniors鈥�
Games in 2012. Ron was a key actor and director with several local theatre groups 鈥� the Footlight Players, the Murrayville Performers and the Centre Stage Players. The groups produced many of the plays Ron wrote. Ron played with several bands over the years including Lazy Morning. For the past few years, Ron played his guitar, keyboard or bass guitar and sang lead and harmonies with Renaissance, a small group that
performed at local gigs. Over the years, Ron sang and acted in many plays with local singer, actress and dear friend, Barb Nelson. Wherever Ron was, he studied people, gathering characters and situations for his next play. His contribution to the musical and theatre scene in 91原创 will be missed but through the many songs he composed and
the plays he has written, his music will live on and and his delightful
sense of humour will continue to be evident in the characters he created
in his plays. Ron began performing on stage when he was 16 years old, and whether he was singing and playing his guitar, in a group or solo, or he was a
character in a play on the stage, he was a real showman and loved entertaining an audience. He will be missed by his family, friends at work, friends and colleagues in the music and theatre communities, his little dog Emma Jayne and his audiences.
A special thank you to Shannon Dutchyn, our doctor and friend for her
kindness and support and also to Dr. Russ Stogryn for his exceptional
care. Many thanks to the helpful staff at Fraser Health - especially Dr.
Adamson and Jill 鈥淭he Nurse鈥� who helped Ron stay at home for so long. Thank you for the caring support from the staff and volunteers at the 91原创 Hospice where Ron spent his final few days. Many thanks to our wonderful neighbours. June would like to thank
her good friend, Marie Larson and Ron鈥檚 sister, Lois for their continuing
support. A heartfelt thank you to our dear friend Diane Gendron-Cooney.
The special bond she and Ron shared is very rare. Thank you to Ron鈥檚
mom, Bobbie for giving us Ron.
Memorial donations in memory of Ron may be made to the 91原创 Hospice Society. Online: www.langleyhospice.com/donations.html
By Phone: (604) 530-1115.
By Mail: 91原创 Hospice Society,
20660 - 48 Avenue, 91原创, BC V3A 3L6
Condolences at: www.myalternatives.ca/aldergrove/obituaries/2013-may-ronald-melvin
Please check the same website for details of Ron鈥檚 Celebration of Life
which will be announced at a later date.