Ron Drogo, (spnited), RIP

[Frank_Ridgeway]

I regret to relay news of Ron's death at age 61. He was a regular here under his pseudonym.

I met Ron when I was 19 and he was 10 years older, a long, long time ago and certainly a different era in newspapers. A genuine, no-nonsense guy and as good and as passionate a newspaperman as you could hope to meet. I will miss him.

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[Reuben Frank]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

This makes me very sad.

I grew up in Teaneck voraciously reading Ron, Vinny DiTrani, Bob Kurland & all the other legendary guys in the Record. What a great staff & tremendous section that sparked my love & obsession with newspapers.

Couldn't wait to get home from school and pick up the paper and study every damn word they wrote.

RIP to a total pro. Deepest condolences to friends, family & colleagues

 

[BYH]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

This is horrible, horrible news.

RIP, my friend.

 

[Songbird]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

I'm dedicating my roto team to you this year, Ron. I know you'll hate it wherever you are.

See ya when I get there.

Condolences to Ron's family and friends here, and everywhere.

 

[mpcincal]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Being a West Coast guy, I wasn't familiar with his work, but I'm always saddened when a colleague in this business dies. RIP.

BTW, what was his screen name on this board?

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Wow, this is news I didn't think I'd hear.

RIP Ron

(MP, I won't put his sj name on here. I'll let the moderators decide that. But it's definitely a name you would recognize. He'll be greatly missed around here).

 

[david kaye]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

RIP, Ron.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

BTW, what was his screen name on this board?

I am not sure what the protocol is on that. I'm not sure Ron would mind, but I suppose Moddy should make that decision.

 

[Trey Beamon]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

This is a little scary for me, given that my father is the same age.

RIP to a good newspaperman and from everything I've heard, an even better guy.

 

[BYH]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Wow, this is news I didn't think I'd hear.

RIP Ron

(MP, I won't put his sj name on here. I'll let the moderators decide that. But it's definitely a name you would recognize. He'll be greatly missed around here).

Yeah, this is someone everyone will recognize, to put it mildly. Damn damn damn.

 

[LChase]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

I'm dedicating my roto team to you this year, Ron. I know you'll hate it wherever you are.

See ya when I get there.

Condolences to Ron's family and friends here, and everywhere.

A perfect tribute.

RIP, Ron.

 

[Birdscribe]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Oh. ****. This just hit me like a 2-by-4 between the eyes.

Ron was the perfect conscience for this sandbox and someone who I liked from the start. I was lucky enough to meet him on an SportsJournalists.com escapade in New York four years ago. He was gracious and friendly to this West Coast interloping flack from the outset.

RIP, Ron. Miss you already.

 

[angola!]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Oh man, what terrible news.

Ron was a great, great guy.

Condolences to his friends and family.

I always enjoyed interacting with him.

Rest in peace, Ron.

 

[OTD]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

I didn't talk to Ron much here, but he seemed like a good guy, and took the kidding he got here pretty well.

R.I.P., Ron.

 

[Frank_Ridgeway]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

A funny thing about SportsJournalists.com protocol. I was driving another SportsJournalists.com poster around to show him some sights maybe five or six years ago and he said, "I know ----- is Drogo, isn't he?" And I told him the truth, that we never had formally outed ourselves to the other, so I can't say for sure and wouldn't say even if I could say so for sure. Ron and I talked about SportsJournalists.com a fair amount and we both knew damn well who the other was, but we never actually said so. At some point, someone who knew me here just by my screen name PMed me about a job opening and said Drogo vouched for me. So there is no doubt Ron knew my screen name. And there is no doubt I knew his. But it's something we never discussed.

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

This cuts really, really deep.

Only knew him on Facebook and here, but his thoughts and insights were always entertaining.

This news is a heartbreaker.

 

[dooley_womack1]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Very sad news. I had the pleasure to have talked to him in real life on 2-3 occasions. Salt of the earth, old-school newspaper guy who brooked no nonsense but surely taught a generation or two of journalists how to do things right. And a surprisingly solid sense of humor. On here, he so often, succinctly, put things in perspective. R.I.P., amigo, and may your loved ones (one in particular that I used to know) be comforted by the full life you clearly lived.

 

[Marcus Michelson]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

RIP, Ron.

If he was who I think he was, this place won't be the same.

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Wow. This is tough to hear. RIP.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Re: Ron Drogo, RIP

Damn. This is tough. I had the pleasure of hanging out with him at SJ Cleveland. It was a great time, and he was one of the main reasons why. He was a legend.

RIP.