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Oct 7, 2011
Ron Ball. – Photo: Courtesy
Ronald Edward Ball, age 79, died Sept. 25. He was preceded in death by parents Edward and Helen Ball and brother Thomas.
Ron Ball was a proud member of the Milwaukee LGBT community. He led a life strictly of his choosing, often reclusive, but always responsive when you reached out for him. The owner of Ball Tax Service, he was also a talented commercial photographer and a commercial and residential painter.
Mr. Ball was proud of his acceptance into Mensa, a social society that only accepts people with high IQs. An Air Force veteran, he was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He was a base photographer and shot a lot of photos of his commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Mr. Ball is survived by his sister Pat (Cliff) Barbian, brothers Alan (Nancy), Dan (Ellen), Chuck and sister-in-law Bev. He also survived by nephews, nieces and cousins.
Graveside services were schedule to be held at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove at 2 p.m. on Oct. 6.
