Ronald Lee Wissing
</span><br />Ronald Lee Wissing passed from this life on Sunday, August 7, 2011. He is the son of the late Norman Wissing and is survived by his mother, Marilyn Wissing; his brother, Todd Wissing; his sister-in-law, Jill; his sister, Julia Wissing; his niece, Jennifer Wissing; and nephew, Kyle Wissing; and friends around the world.</p>
<p>Ron was born in Tampa but travelled the world, working and playing in many countries, winding up in Sun City Center, Florida. His passions were creative art, his loving and treasured friendships and his family; his mother was his best friend.</p>
<p>In his youth, Ron was a daredevil, always trying a new and dangerous sport: he rode the unicycle, was the handstand champ of his elementary school, a pioneer in riding skateboards in pools; he surfed, windsurfed and even used a sail parachute to surf. In the second year that his high school fielded a soccer team, Ron led them to the State Championship and garnered the MVP trophy. Once in college, he discovered his great talent and innovative spirit and went to the Ringling School of Art, where he pioneered the emerging field of computer graphics and was honored with the President’s Award. In his career, as an employee, freelancer and business owner, he worked on hundreds of important and internationally-known media projects, winning awards—even an Emmy nomination. Some of his proudest work, however, was art he created just for himself and his friends.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ron’s honor to Operation Healthy Reunions, website <a href="http://www.nmha.org/reunions/help.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.nmha.org/reunions/help.cfm</a> or call 800-969-6642, option 3.</p>
<p>To view Ron’s Memorial blog and share in the online celebration of Ron’s life, please visit
<p>Ron was born in Tampa but travelled the world, working and playing in many countries, winding up in Sun City Center, Florida. His passions were creative art, his loving and treasured friendships and his family; his mother was his best friend.</p>
<p>In his youth, Ron was a daredevil, always trying a new and dangerous sport: he rode the unicycle, was the handstand champ of his elementary school, a pioneer in riding skateboards in pools; he surfed, windsurfed and even used a sail parachute to surf. In the second year that his high school fielded a soccer team, Ron led them to the State Championship and garnered the MVP trophy. Once in college, he discovered his great talent and innovative spirit and went to the Ringling School of Art, where he pioneered the emerging field of computer graphics and was honored with the President’s Award. In his career, as an employee, freelancer and business owner, he worked on hundreds of important and internationally-known media projects, winning awards—even an Emmy nomination. Some of his proudest work, however, was art he created just for himself and his friends.</p>
<p>In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Ron’s honor to Operation Healthy Reunions, website <a href="http://www.nmha.org/reunions/help.cfm" target="_blank">http://www.nmha.org/reunions/help.cfm</a> or call 800-969-6642, option 3.</p>
<p>To view Ron’s Memorial blog and share in the online celebration of Ron’s life, please visit