Ronald Hood

Ronald Earl Hood, 75, of Tarpley, Texas passed away Saturday, June 13, 2015. Ron, the oldest child of Earl W. Hood and Marie Partin Hood, was born September 17, 1939 in Shepherd, Texas. Ron married Shirley LeBouf on June 5, 1965, and had recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. \r\n\r\nFollowing his graduation from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown, Texas, Ron served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electronics Technician. After his service in the Navy, he obtained both Bachelor and Master of Science in Wildlife Science from Texas A&M University. Upon graduation, he worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, having served in Lafayette, Louisiana; Atlanta, Georgia; Anchorage, Alaska; and King Salmon, Alaska. He completed his career as the Refuge Manager of the Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuges. His retirement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entailed spending both his time and love to raise his three grandsons - Erikk, Peter, and Robert. In addition, he devoted over 10,000 hours volunteering at the Old Tunnel State Park and continued to share his passion for nature as a certified Texas Master Naturalist.\r\n\r\nRon was preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Gladys Ann Hood. He is survived by his wife; three grandsons - Erikk Hood, a graduate student in El Paso, Texas; Peter Hood, a Marine stationed in Oceanside, California; and Robert Hood; sisters - Edna Cheatham of Burnet, Texas, and Sharon Schneider of Sebring, Florida; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. He will especially be missed by his bird hunting cousins, Richard Hood and Don Foster.\r\n\r\nVisitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm on Friday, June 19th at Grimes Funeral Chapels in Bandera, Texas. The funeral service and burial will begin at 10:00 am on Saturday, June 20th at the Tarpley Cemetery. \r\n\r\nThe family of Ronald Hood wishes to extend our sincere thanks to the doctors at the Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital, and the many extended family and friends that came to us in our time of need.\r\n\r\n[contact-form-7 id="73" title="Send Condolences"]