In Memoriam: William Ronald Smith ’64
- May. 06, 2024
William Ronald (Ron) Smith ’64 passed away on March 23, 2022, after a long battle against Parkinson’s disease. Ron led the UW Marching Band as the drum major in the 1963 Rose Bowl. In 2002, as an adjunct professor, he created a popular personal finance seminar for graduating UW students.
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