Ronald C. Lett

Ronald C Lett of Pompano Beach Florida, passed away on December 8, 2024 at the age of 92. Ronald was born February 25, 1932 to Ralph B. and Ethel Lett in Grandview Missouri, where he grew up. As a young boy, he enjoyed watching sports and attending major league games in Kansas City. He attended High School in Chanute, Kansas where he graduated in 1949.

Ron graduated from Kansas University in Lawrence, Kansas in 1952 with a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration. He then served with the United States Army from 1953 to 1955. Following service to his country during the Korean War, Ron resided in Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C. where he enjoyed a long-time Federal career as the Director of Personnel in HCFA (Health Care Financing Administration) before retiring in January 2, 1988.

Following retirement, Ron enjoyed many trips around the world with friends and also traveled throughout the United States. He made many trips to Kansas to visit extended family and care for the graves of his parents with his beloved cousin Gary VanHoozer.

Ron was preceded in death by his father, Ralph B. Lett in Kansas City, Missouri in 1975 and his mother Ethel (Burton) Lett in August of 1993. Ron was a loving son and devoted his time caring for his mother in Baltimore in her final days. Following the death of his mother, Ron relocated to Pompano Beach, Florida to enjoy the warmer weather while also maintaining a seasonal residence in Catonsville, Maryland.

Ron was an honorable man and enjoyed an active social life with many friends. He enjoyed fine dining and always enjoyed a good story. He had a hardy infectious laugh and entertaining wit. Throughout the years, he maintained a relationship with his Lord and Savior and a fellowship with the St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, MD and All Saints Episcopal Church of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In his later years as his health declined, he enjoyed reading and found peace in his solitude and the companionship of his beloved friend Jorge Moreno.

Ron is survived by his companion and care giver Jorge Moreno and his cousins, Gary VanHoozer and wife Janice L. VanHoozer of Buffalo, Kansas; Sherri Wiggans of Plano, TX; and Ross Perkins of Colwich, Washington; as well as several extended family members.

There will be a celebration of life taking place on March 30, 2025 at Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church, (4711 Edmondson Ave., Baltimore, Maryland), under the direction of Reverend-Rector Father Mario Conliffe. There will also be a Military Memorial Service with Honors on April 2, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Baltimore National Cemetery, 5501 Frederick Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228.

Ron has chosen cremation and his ashes will be placed in a columbarium at Saint Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland. The final destination of his remains will be resting at the family Mausoleum in the cemetery in Buffalo, Kansas where his parents are buried.