The first Old Judge cabinets I ever bought were from Ron in the early 1990s. He was an IBM employee at one point if I remember correctly. As others have said, always happy and always had interesting things. He was also incredibly honest. I remember in the mid-1990s there was a card I wanted at an auction in Manhattan. Ron was going and I asked him to bid for me. I figured the card was worth about $5000 but I gave him a limit above this. After the auction ended Ron called me to tell me I had won. Then he told me he got the card for $1250. I asked him how this was even possible. He said he told the other people in the room that he wanted it and not to bid. Everyone loved him so they obliged.
I remember when Ron had some heart problems --probably in the late-1990s or early-2000s. By then his son Ronny was a regular with him at the tables.
He was a good man--rest in peace my friend!
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