RIP Ron Tonkin

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  1. SlyPokerDog

    SlyPokerDog Woof! Staff Member Administrator

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    The Oregonian ‏@Oregonian

    Ron Tonkin, of Portland-based Ron Tonkin Dealerships, died today. News obituary will be posted this evening.
     
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    rip
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    He built quite the empire.

    I'll always remember him for jumping off the Blazers bandwagon with his public dissing of the "Jailblazers".
     
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    What was the cause of death? He wasn't that old.
     
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    oldmangrouch persona non grata

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    As much as it pains me, I will hold my tongue rather than speak ill of the recently deceased.
     
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    I'm surprised there isn't more local news coverage on this. KATU & KGW apps have nothing & didn't find anything when I googled his name.
     
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    RIP, RT.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    Apparently 82.

    hoop fam
     
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    maxiep RIP Dr. Jack

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    Didn't his son Alan die in a paragliding accident in Mexico?
     
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    I think it was on the Willamette river.
     
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  12. BlazerCaravan

    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    That can't be right; the Willamette doesn't go down to Mexico.

    :ghoti:
     
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    Willamette is a magical river, the only one in the western hemisphere that flows south to north.
     
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    What about Hood River? And numerous others....

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    Doesn't count. Not magical.
     
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    So does the Pend Orielle according to my old battle axe.
     
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    A few years ago I got to check out his car collection and Ron told us about almost every car. It was amazing.
     
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    His car collection is amazing.
     
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    Magical like all tributaries of the south side of the Colombia, Snake, and Colorado. The magic is they flow up and you can see on any map.

    But I did buy my first new car from Ron Tonkin.
     
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    I will follow your lead on this

    repped
     
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