Ronald E. Herrick, 90, left this life May 7. He was born Nov. 12, 1929. Born and raised in North Hampton, Massachusetts, he later moved to Windsor Locks, Connecticut and then resided in Hazlet where he lived for 50 years and made great friends with his wonderful neighbors, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia.
Ron was the most charming and best dressed man in the room. Voted “best looking” in high school, he was extremely charismatic and friendly to everyone he met. He loved to break into song regardless of where he was, to the delight of those around him.
He was a sergeant in the National Guard. In his early career he was the manager of Friendly’s Ice Cream in Windsor Locks but, after moving to New Jersey, he worked at The Equitable Life Assurance Society as an agent and was the company trainer for many years. He was awarded numerous honors during his time with Equitable and was inducted into the Equitable Hall of Fame; his name remains memorialized in the company’s Manhattan headquarters. He made lifelong friendships with his Equitable family.
He enjoyed fly in fishing trips to Canada with his family and friends. He was an avid reader of westerns and detective mysteries and a talented wood worker.
Ron was predeceased by his father Guy Herrick, his mother Leonice Gladden, his son Mark and, recently, his wife of 69 years Janet Packett Herrick.
He leaves behind his sons and daughters-in-law, Daniel and Francine of Charleston, South Carolina and Alan and Sherri of Tuxedo Park, Georgia; his sister Joan Wanczyk; his brother and sister-in-law, Jack and Mary Herrick; and beloved nieces and nephews.
He was an adored and proud grandfather to his three grandsons, Graham, Sam and Simon.
A service was held May 13 at Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Ron’s name can be made to one of his favorite charities: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or USA/donors@stjude.org.
