Ronald Stanley Sawicki

Ronald S. Sawicki, 74, and his countless Dad jokes will be missed.

Ron was born to Stanley and Dorothy Sawicki in Euclid, OH on February 15, 1949. After a life filled with love, music, golf, jokes, and more, he passed away on January 4, 2024 in Zionsville, IN after an 11-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He is survived by his son, Scott Sawicki (Philip D’Agostino) of San Francisco, CA, and daughter, Sarah (Jason) Hebert and his two granddaughters, Charlie (9) and Lucy (7) of Thorntown, IN.

Ron walked to school, “uphill both ways in two feet of snow,” where he met his first wife, Elaine. After graduating from Cleveland State University (though a lifelong fan of all Ohio State Buckeye sports), they lived throughout the northeast Ohio area. While he started his career as a salesman with IBM, Scott was born in Mentor, OH. He served as a medic in the US Army Reserves, of which he loved to tell stories later in life. He then worked for Ryan Homes when he met his second wife, Cheri. They moved to New Castle, IN, where Sarah was born, and they were active with the First Presbyterian Church. He worked for Modernfold and eventually started his own business, New Castle Modular Specialties, building temporary classrooms for growing schools. There, Ron developed his love of bowling, where he achieved a perfect 300 game. And, he grew his passion for golf, serving as president of Westwood Country Club, where he proudly celebrated his three holes-in-one and started his rather impressive collection of golf shirts. His modular classroom business led him to split his time between Indianapolis, IN and Sarasota, FL. He ended his business career in McKinney, TX and eventually moved back home to Indiana to be near his granddaughters and refine his Dad joke delivery.

He laughed with gusto at any corny, silly joke or pun, and did his best to share them with anyone he encountered. He particularly loved Indiana sweet corn-on-the cob, peel-and-eat shrimp, raspberries, Miller Lite, Grand Mariner liqueur, Whoppers candy, and Necco wafers, but always ordered his pizza with light-to-no cheese. The consummate steering wheel and dashboard drummer – to Beach Boys, Eagles, Neil Diamond, Billy Joel, and Steve Miller Band in particular – he knew every word and would serenade you whenever he heard the tunes. His humming, laughs, and positive attitude will be missed by many.

Donations in Ron’s name can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor #17, Chicago, IL 60601 or www.alz.org.

Services have been entrusted to Simplicity Funeral and Cremation Care of Zionsville.