Hi, I'm not a regular here but have been a friend of Ron's for 46 years and know that he'd want his Porsche buddies on Pelican Parts to be updated relative to this lengthy thread.
I just got a call from his wife Marianne. Ron Madaio passed away at home at approximately eight this morning. Since Monday, he had 24-hour hospice nursing care, and Marianne was with him when he died.
For anyone geographically close enough and so inclined, there will be visitation at Macken Mortuary at 52 Clinton Avenue in Rockville Centre, Long Island, NY 11570 tomorrow and Friday. Ron's funeral service will be Saturday morning at 9:45 a.m., St. Ignatius Martyr R.C. Church in Long Beach. See link:
http://www.mackenmortuary.com/obituary/Ronald-E-Madaio/Long-Beach-NY/1154599
Ron, 64, was a volunteer firefighter since he was 18 (which is when and where we first met.) Ron's wish was for his cremains to eventually be propelled via the deck gun of his engine company out into a nearby ocean channel. As he was also an avid and accomplished diver, and as you know an unconventional individual in all respects, this seems very fitting . . . and something which should bring a smile to those of you who corresponded with him and know his iconic way of telling a story.
I hope that you will have a good thought for Marianne, and that you will join me in holding Ron with us for awhile longer by keeping him fondly in your memory.
Eric
Fountain Hills, AZ