Ronald L. Brown Ron was born on February 4, 1953 at Mathews General Hospital in Burlington, WA. Ron passed away at the age of 57 years in his family home in Mount Vernon after a 20 year battle with diabetes. Ron graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1971. He went on to receive Associate of Arts degrees from Skagit Valley College in 1981 and Whatcom Community College in 1987. Ron lived most of his life in Mount Vernon living briefly in Dutch Harbor, Alaska where he worked as a cook and Seattle where he worked as a taxi driver. He lived in Bellingham while attending Western Washington College and Whatcom Community College. He worked for Boeing from 1989 to 1994 as a data entry clerk while taking classes in Marketing Engineering. Health problems kept him from working after 1994.. Ron was preceded by his parents Edward and Mary Brown. Ron is survived by his sister, Geraldine Squire of Bremerton, WA, his brother, John R Brown of Burlington, WA., uncle Clair Reid of Spokane, uncle Ray Brown of Bow, aunt Annabell of Bow, aunt Bonita Gillian of Lynnwood and a niece, Jennifer Brown of Mount Vernon, a nephew, Anthony Mancuso of Bremerton and several cousins. There will be a graveside service at 2 P.M. Friday, August 20, 2010 at Bow cemetery. Reception to follow at Burlington Pizza, 1060 S. Burlington Blvd. Pizza and drinks provided.