Ronald B. Gramaglia

WINDHAM Ronald B. Gramaglia, 80, died suddenly and peacefully in his sleep on September 3, 2016. Ron was born in Mount Vernon, New York, on April 10, 1936, the first child of Alphonse John and Anne (Lombardi) Gramaglia. He graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in New York in 1953 and was a member of Tufts University Class of 1957. Ron had a long career with ATT, initially at Bell Telephone in New York, then in Basking Ridge, NJ, as a Division Manager. While in New Jersey he also worked to help restore space for and establish the Morristown Community Theater, whereupon he served as its Director of Volunteers. Upon retiring in 1998 to his wifes home state of Maine, Ron became an active volunteer with Habitat for Humanity. He cherished the friendships he formed as a member of Habitats Tuesday crew, and his boundless enthusiasm for socializing with friends was further evidenced by his commitment to the ROMEOs, an informal but well established group of like-minded, fun-loving retirees. Just hours before retiring on the night Ron passed away, he proclaimed in his usual fashion, Im terrific! His family, to whom he frequently made such proclamations, knows this to be true: Ron WAS terrific. His good natured, loving presence will be missed by all who knew him, and although his family mourns his passing, it is with deepest gratitude for his life. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Alan. Ron is survived by his wife of 57 years, Gloria Ricker; their five children and their spouses: Mary Gramaglia and Luis Lizarralde of McLean, VA, Clare and Evan Rashkoff of Lakeville, CT, Thomas Gramaglia and Margaret Leeson of Concord, MA, William and Marni Gramaglia of Milford, PA, and Charles and Lesley Gramaglia of Kensington, MD. He was the extremely proud grandfather of eleven: Nicolas and Thomas Lizzaralde; Daniel, Adam, Noah, and Rebecca Rashkoff; Abigail, Peter, and Silas Gramaglia; and Alexandra and Stephanie Gramaglia. He is also survived by his sister, Deidra Kubeck of Wilmington, NC; sisters-in-law, Angela Ricker and Lucy Sheehan, and his brother-in-law, Charles Ricker. Visiting Hours will be held on Friday from 3-5PM at the Conroy-Tully Walker Funeral Home, 172 State Street, Portland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 919 Roosevelt Trail, Windham. Interment to follow at Wentworth Ricker Cemetery in Poland Springs. To view Rons memorial page or to share an online condolence, please visit www.ConroyTullyWalker.com. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Portland, 659 Warren Avenue, Portland, ME 04103