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Ronald Rhoads Obituary
Ronald Harrison Rhoads (Ron) passed away peacefully on April 12, 2007. He leaves his wife, Martha, his daughter, Carolee, her husband, John, and granddaughter, Nancy. He is also survived by his brother, Roger Rhoads (Linda), brother, Rick Rhoads (Joan), sister, Lorrain e Greenburg (Ray) and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Virginia, in 1996.
A native of Southern Californian, Ron graduated from Beverly Hills High School and The University of Southern California. He married his high school sweetheart, Martha. Ron was able to spend his career playing the game he loved; he was the head golf professional at Sahalee, Riviera, Sherwood and North Ranch Country Clubs, as well as the golf coach for his alma mater, U.S.C. Ron was devoted to the game of golf and touched many people with his expertise, work ethic and caring attitude. Ron also enjoyed fishing and hunting and divided his time between homes in Whitefish, Montana and Malibou Lake, California. He was a wonderful husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, brother and uncle and will forever be missed by family and friends alike.
A private memorial will be held on May 12th. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would be appreciated.
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Javier
April 22, 2025
You're forever in our hearts and minds. J. Guerrero
J G
May 15, 2007
Ron you will be missed. I was very fortunate to have met Ron and his family through his beautiful daughter Virginia (Gini). I will always remember Ron as a very kind individual.
bill pruter
May 5, 2007
Sorry to hear of Ron's passing. He was a great gentleman. My condolences to his family.
rest in peace Ron.
Cody Barden
May 4, 2007
My thoughts and prayers are with Marti, Carolee, and the entire Rhoads family upon learning of Ron's passing earlier today. Ron was such a special person and mentor for me, and I feel lucky to have crossed paths with him many years ago. He taught me so many valuable lessons, a few related to our profession, but many more related to everyday life. Whenever I needed advice he was always a phone call away. I will forever be grateful for the time we spent together and the many fond memories I have.
All my best to the Rhoads family during this difficult time,
Bill Tape
May 1, 2007
This is a very sad day, golf lost one of it's greatest ambassodor,s, I lost a wonderful friend and the world lost one of the finest gentleman it has ever had. I only wished we would have stayed in touch over the past few years.
Our thoughts and prayer's to Marty and family, we loved him too.
God Bless,
Bill and Gayle Tape.
Lenny Davis
April 30, 2007
Ron was always a gentleman and a kind man. He will be missed. Our thoughts are with his family during.
Lenny & Jill Davis
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