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Old May 11, 2016 | 10:55 PM
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Diesel tech Ron

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Does anybody know anything about this.Sure hope it wasn't him.Saved my bacon several times.
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Old May 11, 2016 | 10:59 PM
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Could be true as it happened in Hemet, CA where he works. A black day for sure, he was an amazing dude!

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Old May 12, 2016 | 01:11 AM
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That's too bad, he helped more people then he knew.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 01:23 AM
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First SrMastertech passes away and now this.

Ron You will be missed.



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Old May 12, 2016 | 01:29 AM
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Another shock to the Ford diesel community. RIP DTR.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 04:18 AM
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RIP and Condolences for the family.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 05:15 AM
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Man that sucks. Loved his videos, the Canadian accent made them even better. RIP buddy
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Yahiko
First SrMastertech passes away and now this.

Ron You will be missed.



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My thoughts exactly. A sad day for sure. I used Ron's videos as a step by step guide on my 6.0 and would not ever even tried to wrench on it and go as deep as I did without his videos. I can not express enough Thanks and appreciation to you.

Let us all try to be selfless like Ron was and help others without reward.

RIP Ron. Prayers and thoughts go out to you and your family!
 
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RIP Ron.
Sad day. Such a good guy.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 06:52 AM
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RIP Ron...you will be missed
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 07:06 AM
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Very sad.
Condolences to his family.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 07:12 AM
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Sorry to hear of such a loss. A talented person who was willing to share.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 07:27 AM
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The kind of news that just really hits you where it hurts. Like others here he helped me more than once, even was kind enough to reply to my emails. Help like that is a rare things these days, and I don't think he even had a clue how many he helped over the years. The best part was he was not in it for the props, simply an awesome mechanic willing to help out his fellow man.
 
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Originally Posted by Yahiko
First SrMastertech passes away and now this.

Ron You will be missed.

Originally Posted by 87crewdually
Another shock to the Ford diesel community. RIP DTR.
I found out yesterday morning and like us all, it hit me hard....

This is truly a devastating loss to the Ford Diesel world.

We all learned from and he selflessly taught and empowered us all with everything we needed to know to avoid a trip to the dealer/shop.

RIP Ron, you'll be missed old friend.
 
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Old May 12, 2016 | 09:03 AM
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Very, very, sad day for sure. RIP Ron and condolences to your family. I learned a lot from you.
 
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