Ron Pettegrew ’56, originally from Upper Arlington and most recently living in Denver, Colo., died May 18, 2001, after a short illness following the discovery of severe complications from prostate cancer. Upon notifying us of his death, Ron’s son Parke wrote “… my father cherished his memories with his fraternity brothers and spoke warmly of the 1994 reunion you had and how much fun he had with all of his fraternity brothers. The only thing he would like for me to add is for you to make sure everyone gets their PSA checked twice a year.”
Ron (along with the editor and 20 other freshmen) pledged Beta in the fall of 1952. For the editor, sharing rooms with Ron during our sophomore and senior year was a real joy with many enriched moments.
Ron graduated from OWU in 1956 at which time he received a commission as second lieutenant in the USAF. Ron relocated to Colorado soon after returning from active duty with the USAF, and remained there for the rest of his life. He was the owner of a janitorial services business in the Denver area for a number of years until the past 12-15 years, during which time he owned and operated his own commercial real estate firm. Ron was a loyal Beta throughout his life and will be sorely missed by his classmates, brothers, family and friends.
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