Ronald Laurence St. Pierre, 81, of Lake Tapps, WA passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by friends and family on February 6, 2024.

He was born in Wolcott, IN on May 15, 1942, son of late Richard and Helen St. Pierre. He is survived by his spouse, JoAnn Ver Hoeven St. Pierre, his daughter Samantha Josephine Shelby, granddaughters Jayden Jolyn Shelby, Mia Zoey Riles and grandson Ashton Laurence Earl Riles. He is also survived by his five siblings and their spouses.

Ron graduated from Purdue University in Electrical Engineering in 1966. After briefly being employed by CTS in Indiana he moved to Renton, WA where he was employed by Boeing Aerospace. There he was instrumental in creating a new division, Boeing Electronics Company (BECO), where he worked until his retirement in 2001. While there he received numerous awards and developed many micro-electronic chips for numerous airplanes and spacecrafts.

He continually challenged himself physically and mentally. His physical interests included walking, boating, sailing, bicycling, scuba diving and hiking. His latest mental challenge was astrophotography. RC (radio controlled) flying was of particular interest, and he was an officer in two flying clubs where he enjoyed teaching others and developing uniquely designed aircraft. He also loved listening to his audio books and teaching his granddaughter how to build breadboards (microcircuits).

In lieu of flowers, please donate to cancer research.