Mr. Ronald Louis Pfau, 91, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2025, at his home in Gilbert, Arizona. Ron was born on March 23, 1933 in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1947 with his parents, Mr. Louis John Pfau, Mrs. Elsie Pfau, and his sister, Ms. Lois E. Pfau. Ron was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mrs. Joann (Jo) L. Pfau (Sypherd) in 2007 and his sister, Ms. Lois E. Pfau in 2022. He is survived by his five daughters whom he referred to as his greatest achievements; Mrs. Laurie Balland of Prescott, Arizona; Mrs. Linda Reeves of Gilbert, Arizona; Mrs. Leanne (Lee) Fisher of Bowie, Texas; Mrs. Leslie Wilson of Sonoita, Arizona; and Mrs. La Dawn (Loni) Romano of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Besides his five daughters he was blessed with many wonderful grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great, great grandchildren.
Ron graduated from Phoenix Union High School in 1951, Phoenix College in 1963, and Arizona State University in 1968 with a B.S. degree in Mathematics. He worked for the City of Phoenix as a land surveyor before he was hired by Motorola as an Engineer in 1968. Ron lived most of his life in the Phoenix metropolitan area while happily married to his wife Joann. At one point in 1975, while he was working for Motorola, he was transferred to Round Rock, Texas for a couple years with his wife Jo, and daughters Leslie and Loni. Ron and family transferred back to Arizona in 1977 and then lived in Tempe. He and his wife Jo then moved to Bowie, Texas after he retired from Motorola in 1990. They lived there until 2001 when they moved back to Gilbert, Arizona. Ron enjoyed several activities like; bowling with his wife Jo on a team that competed in tournaments all over the United States, boating while living in Texas, and taking vacations in Europe, Canada, Hawaii, Alaska, and Colorado. He also enjoyed helping build a cabin at Hawley Lake, Arizona with his family and extended family members. Ron will also be remembered for his soft heart regarding his beloved pet dogs.
Memorial services are being held at Gilbert Memorial Park in Gilbert, Arizona in January 27, 2025 and Mr. Peter Balland will be presiding. In Lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Mission of Care Foundation in Anthem, Arizona or the Friends for Life Animal Rescue in Gilbert, Arizona.
I truly cherished all of my time with Ron getting to know him and witnessing his great sense of humor and beautiful personality. He will be so dearly missed