Ronald Marston Pike

Birth date: Aug 16, 1925 Death date: Feb 26, 2019

Ronald M. Pike Ronald Marston Pike, 93, of Mapleton, Utah, husband of Marilyn Cecilia Waris Pike, died at home Tuesday, February 26, 2019. He was born August 16, 1925 in Calais, Maine, son of the late Roscoe M. and Eugenie (Adams Read Obituary

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Debra Pike

353w ago

My fondest memories of my Uncle Ronald are from childhood trips to their home in Pelham, NH. We had such fun at that property and there were many tears when it was our time to leave. Of course he and my dad, twin Roscoe, would confuse us as to which of them was our dad and it was really hard to tell them apart when we were kids! They both would regale us with stories of their adventures when they were kids. One of my favorites was an occasion when they were accompanying their father to work and while he was inside an establishment they started giving away free hot dogs out of the back of his Swift Co truck. The people on the street evidently loved it, but grandpa, not so much!
I also remember talking about Ron's microscale chemistry text books, I was a chemistry major and was so proud that my uncle wrote and published such a fine book. It was fun to brag on him at school!
We will miss him but know that he is at peace in God's mansion. Love, Niece Deb Pike

Linda Lindell

353w ago

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353w ago

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David Horrocks

353w ago

When I was in my mid-teems, Doc Pike would call my dad (George Horrocks) when we got a decent snowfall, and invite us over for a wood-fired Finnish sauna created in an old milk house . We would get to the point of almost passing-out from the heat, then dunk our heads in buckets of cold water to revive ourselves so we could stay in the heat and sweat longer. Then, after about 20-30 minutes we would run outside and roll in the recently-fallen snow, all buck-naked. Our hearts would beat furiously from the exteme temperature change. My dad always said that if he didn't have a heart attack he figured the sauna would improve his health. I have such fond memories of "The Pikeys" when they lived on Tenney Road. Now in our 60's and felling many aches and pains my wife and I plan to supplement out hot tub in the winter with an indoor sauna. I'll make a sign over the door and call it "Ron's Place" -David H.

Ken Alford

353w ago

Ron was such a good man, and it's been an honor and pleasure to maintain our friendship with him through several decades. My wife and I first met Ron and Marilyn when Ron was selected to serve as a Visiting Professor of Chemistry at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Many of the children in our Church congregation referred to him as "Brother Santa" because of his very Santa-like beard. Ron and Marilyn embraced "the West Point experience" quickly and became beloved members of our branch. We were all sad when his Visiting Professor period ended, and they moved away. How fun it has been to keep in touch through mail and email for several years -- and in person during the past several years after my wife and I returned to Utah. One of the things I will always remember about him is how upbeat and positive he always was. Thank you for being such a great example of optimism, Ron!

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