Ronald Walz

Walz, Ronald, age 88, of Garden City South, NY went to be with the Lord on April 17, 2020 due to complications from Covid-19. He is survived by his wife, Mary, his children Lori, Steven (Theresa), Susan (Carl) and preceeded in death by his daughter Rosemarie (Anthony), his grandchildren Michael (Amanda), Christopher (Jessica), Cassandra, Zachary, Matthew and Hannah, his great-grandchildren Juliet, Rachel and Emma, and many nieces, nephews, and friends. He was born on 3/31/1932 in Szczecin, Poland to Henry and Eugenia Walz. He had seven siblings. Separated from his family at 13 years old, he was placed in an orphanage then a refugee camp. In 1948, he came to America and met the love of his life, Mary. He was 16 years old and she was 14 years old. He joined the army when he was 20 years old. He became a US citizen while he was in the army and fought in the Korean War. He was married on August 15, 1954. He was hard-working, loyal and trustworthy. He worked as a Vice-President at Katz & Company, Salem Transportation as dispatcher and ran the operations for New York airports and then worked as a dispatcher and bus driver for Veterans Transportation. At one point he worked 3 jobs to support his family and always made sure they had what they needed. In lieu of flowers, please donate to licares.org or islandharvest.org.