In Loving Memory
Ronald F. Popowich
1947-1997
I'd like the memory of me to be a happy one, I'd like to leave an afterglow of smiles when the day is done. I'd like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways, Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days. I'd like the tears of those who grieve to dry before the sun., Of happy memories that I leave behind when the day is done
Ron died on Labor Day weekend 1997, doing what he liked best, riding his cycle to raise money for charities. Ron used to tell us that he had a dream that he would die in the town of Leroy, NY. He avoided that little town, until that day of the charity run. The spot where he died was a few miles East of Leroy.
