From twin brother Ricky: Ronny has received 2 PhDs, 1 from Indiana U 1984, and the other from the U of Minnesota 2012. 

 

 

You may remember that Tom & I were married in January, 1966.  After graduation we moved to a married student's dorm on the campus of American University where we both attended classes.  After a year, we moved to Connecticut Avenue and managed a tourist home while attending classes and raising our first child, Cheryl.  It was a crazy time, but we thought we were living large - rent and telephone were free!  In 1969 we moved to Bethesda, MD and were there for the birth of our second child, a son, Chris.  Tom graduated with a degree in accounting, passed the CPA exam the first time right after graduation and spent time as a partner in an accounting firm and comptroller for a construction company in Rockville.  In a few years, we moved to Silver Spring , MD and then to Gaithersburg , MD where our third child, a son, Kevin was born in 1974.  After Tom's parents retired to Rehoboth Beach, DE we spent many wonderful week-ends with them relaxing and enjoying the beach. It wasn't long before we decided to move to Delaware and have now been here for 28 years.  Our fourth child, Karen, was born shortly after we moved to the Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area of Delaware. This area is known as the "Nation's Summer Capitol"; so, perhaps, many of you have been to the area.  We have had a number of family-owned businesses in addition to Tom managing his accounting practice.  After having the luxury of staying home to raise our children, I began working with Tom 25 years ago.  I have served as office manager and now manage the accounts receivable and payable for two condo associations and a doctor's group.  Tom sold his accounting practice, but still maintains a small tax practice.  He and our son Kevin now own and manage a construction company specializing in large custom homes.  We have four grandchildren (aged 3-7 with another due in May, 2007) - two who live in Lewes and the other two are just "over the bridge" in Arnold , MD.   Our two youngest children were married last summer within six weeks of each other.  This is not something I would recommend to anyone of sane mind.  Karen moved to Florida with her new husband and we have since bought a home near her on the water in Homosassa.  We are "dipping our toes", so to speak, into the waters of retirement, and try to visit there every 4-6 weeks.  We still marvel at the fact that we have been married for 40 years and we look forward to many, many more.