Ronnie was my first cousin on my mothers side. His Dad was a great guy always had stories to tell. Ronnie had a hard time after Vietnam and struggled with PTSD. We lost contact after his Dad {Uncle Ben} died in 1989, and I feared he had become recluse as he had no media profile. We would hang out sometimes when I would come up to NYC and we always got along well. I wish we had been closer and someone tried to contact me when he passed.
