Monday, July 9, 2012

The Death of Irish Language Speaker Ron Cartwright

Today the Irish Language study group at the East Side Irish-American Club (Euclid, Ohio) heard the devastating news that our longtime classmate Ron Cartwright died in a bicycle accident this past Saturday, July 7th. Ron was 63 years old, in excellent shape--just back from a trek on the Appalachian Trail. Last year he spent a week or two with family members riding his bike the length and breadth of the state of Ohio. So for him to fall off his bike and die is so hard to accept.

We feel so deeply for Ron's wife Jan, and their children (most of whom also participated in our Irish class). We also mourn the loss to our class and the small Irish-speaking community.

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