Ronald L. Tuell, Sr., 67, a resident of Lawrence, MA, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, April 20, 2016.
Ronald was born in Oakland California and was a graduate of South San Francisco High School.. He went on to receive his Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Administration from Kaplan University. Ronald had worked as an overnight Counselor for Elliot Health Care. A United States Air Force Veteran, Ronald had served during the Vietnam War obtaining the rank of Sergeant. He met his wife Margaret while stationed at Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH and had been residing in East Machias, Maine. Ronald had formerly been active in the Boy Scouts and working with the South Lawrence Little League. He was just getting ready to rejoin the American Legion. Ronald and his wife were also active participants in the public auctions put on by New Hampshire Public Television.
The son of the late Harold and Arnetta (Weber) Tuell and William Bailey and Ruth Nelson, members of Ronald’s family include: His wife Margaret A. (Jones) Tuell, children: Ronald, Jr and his wife Sherri of Haverhill, MA, Lourdes “Lulu” and her wife Stephanie of Haverhill, MA, Harold and his fiancé Andrea of Lowell, MA, Joshua Torres of New York, Vanessa Villenueva and her husband Daniel of Haverhill, MA, and Saul Tirado. He is also survived by his brothers: Richard Nelson, Richard Baldwin, Robert Baldwin, William Bailey, Jr, Larry Bailey and Duane Bailey, a sister Anita Bailey, grandchildren: James, Timothy, Matthew, Jasmine, Camdon, Jacquis, Giovanni and Xayvian as well as several cousins, nieces and nephews.
ARRANGEMENTS: A Funeral Service will be held on Monday, April 25, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at the John Breen Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., 122 Amesbury St., Lawrence, MA. Burial will take place at a later date. Family and friends are invited to call on Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made in Ronald’s name to either the Salvation Army, 250 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA, 01842 (www.salvationarmyma.org/lawrence) or to the National Kidney Foundation, Finance Department, 30 East 33rd St., New York, N.Y., 10016 (www.kidney.org/donate).