Ronald Allen Drinkhouse's Obituary
Ronald Allen Drinkhouse, a longtime resident of Kansas City who made his home in Draper, Utah in recent years, passed away June 28th, 2026 at the age of 63.
Ron was born on October 3rd of 1962 in Elmhurst, Illinois to Michelle and Ronald Drinkhouse. He grew up in Akron, OH, Louisville, KY, London, Ontario, and Centerville, Ohio with his sister Christine. He attended the University of Kansas and majored in Business.
Ron spent his professional life in a number of different industries, but he was a salesman through and through. His coworkers and clients spoke fondly of his ability to turn connections into strong lasting relationships everywhere he went.
He enjoyed traveling the world. He loved cars, movies, golf, the Kansas City Chiefs, KU basketball and any sport his kids were playing. He was known for being quite the jokester, and had an amazing talent for being able to light up any room he was in. He was loved and will be deeply missed.
He is survived by mother, Michelle Drinkhouse of Georgetown, TX, his sister Christine (Bob Darkenwald) of Lecompton, KS, 5 children: Amanda (Luke) Wilson, Nathan Drinkhouse (Mary Kate Kozvan), Collin (Andrea) Drinkhouse, Teresa (Jackson) Mendenhall, Mathew Drinkhouse (Hillary Daniel), and 4 grandchildren: Meadow Drinkhouse, Kaiya Wilson, Tommy Wilson and new baby Drinkhouse (due August 2026) all of whom he loved deeply.
He is proceded in death by his father Ronald Drinkhouse (d. 2021).
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