JUNE 18, 1939 – FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Ronald A. Stanley, 81, died Feb. 3, 2021, in Bethesda, Md., surrounded by his family, after a struggle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Aldridge Stanley; two sisters, Linda Dunham and Connie Sanders; his sister-in-law Carol Stanley; his children Bonnie Curlin, Ron Stanley Jr., David Stanley, Catherine Brookes (Stanley), and Stanley Kinney Absher; his stepsons John Aldridge, Gary Aldridge, and Phil Aldridge; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Growing up as a farm kid in Texas and Arkansas gave him a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors that blossomed into a career in environmental protection. Ronald had a long career in public service, working for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency under seven presidents. On loan from EPA to the U.S. Agency for International Development, he worked in Hungary, China, Greece and Africa. Ronald also worked on renewable energy with the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy and as a manager for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He taught at Frostburg State University and Harrisburg Area Community College.
After retirement, Ronald continued to work on conservation projects in Bedford County, PA, where he owned a farm with an orchard of heritage fruit trees. He was active in Ridge and Valley Streamkeepers, the Bedford County Conservation District, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown.
There was a private service at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Washington, D.C.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Red Cross and that you plant more trees.
Ronald A. Stanley, 81, died Feb. 3, 2021, in Bethesda, Md., surrounded by his family, after a struggle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Aldridge Stanley; two sisters, Linda Dunham and Connie Sanders; his sister-in-law Carol Stanley; his children Bonnie Curlin, Ron Stanley Jr., David Stanley, Catherine Brookes (Stanley), and Stanley Kinney Absher; his stepsons John Aldridge, Gary Aldridge, and Phil Aldridge; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Growing up as a farm kid in Texas and Arkansas gave him a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors that blossomed into a career in environmental protection. Ronald had a long career in public service, working for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency under seven presidents. On loan from EPA to the U.S. Agency for International Development, he worked in Hungary, China, Greece and Africa. Ronald also worked on renewable energy with the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy and as a manager for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He taught at Frostburg State University and Harrisburg Area Community College.
After retirement, Ronald continued to work on conservation projects in Bedford County, PA, where he owned a farm with an orchard of heritage fruit trees. He was active in Ridge and Valley Streamkeepers, the Bedford County Conservation District, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown.
There was a private service at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Washington, D.C.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Red Cross and that you plant more trees.
JUNE 18, 1939 – FEBRUARY 3, 2021
Ronald A. Stanley, 81, died Feb. 3, 2021, in Bethesda, Md., surrounded by his family, after a struggle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Aldridge Stanley; two sisters, Linda Dunham and Connie Sanders; his sister-in-law Carol Stanley; his children Bonnie Curlin, Ron Stanley Jr., David Stanley, Catherine Brookes (Stanley), and Stanley Kinney Absher; his stepsons John Aldridge, Gary Aldridge, and Phil Aldridge; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Growing up as a farm kid in Texas and Arkansas gave him a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors that blossomed into a career in environmental protection. Ronald had a long career in public service, working for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency under seven presidents. On loan from EPA to the U.S. Agency for International Development, he worked in Hungary, China, Greece and Africa. Ronald also worked on renewable energy with the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy and as a manager for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He taught at Frostburg State University and Harrisburg Area Community College.
After retirement, Ronald continued to work on conservation projects in Bedford County, PA, where he owned a farm with an orchard of heritage fruit trees. He was active in Ridge and Valley Streamkeepers, the Bedford County Conservation District, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown.
There was a private service at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Washington, D.C.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Red Cross and that you plant more trees.
Ronald A. Stanley, 81, died Feb. 3, 2021, in Bethesda, Md., surrounded by his family, after a struggle with cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Aldridge Stanley; two sisters, Linda Dunham and Connie Sanders; his sister-in-law Carol Stanley; his children Bonnie Curlin, Ron Stanley Jr., David Stanley, Catherine Brookes (Stanley), and Stanley Kinney Absher; his stepsons John Aldridge, Gary Aldridge, and Phil Aldridge; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Growing up as a farm kid in Texas and Arkansas gave him a strong work ethic and a love for the outdoors that blossomed into a career in environmental protection. Ronald had a long career in public service, working for the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Environmental Protection Agency under seven presidents. On loan from EPA to the U.S. Agency for International Development, he worked in Hungary, China, Greece and Africa. Ronald also worked on renewable energy with the Southern Alleghenies Conservancy and as a manager for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He taught at Frostburg State University and Harrisburg Area Community College.
After retirement, Ronald continued to work on conservation projects in Bedford County, PA, where he owned a farm with an orchard of heritage fruit trees. He was active in Ridge and Valley Streamkeepers, the Bedford County Conservation District, and the Unitarian Universalist Church of Hagerstown.
There was a private service at Joseph Gawler’s Sons, Washington, D.C.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the American Red Cross and that you plant more trees.
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