REMEMBERING  RON  SJOBERG    

 

      If you haven’t heard by now it was announced through the Bellaire Coin Club and from Sebastian that Ron Sjoberg recently and suddenly passed away.  For so many years we remember Ron because of his presence as a mainstay at the various coin clubs in the Houston area.  At the Greater Houston Coin Club meetings Ron always sat in the same place holding forth with friends in the club.  Ron was present as a dealer at just about every coin show in east and north Texas . 

 

 

      One thing we all know for sure is that Ron loved numismatics, not just collecting, but researching, evaluating, discussing and trading in collectible United States coins.  Another for sure is the fact that when Ron made a statement about coins or when he shared a grade on a coin or made an evaluation of an item, he was right.  Ron had an incredible mind and an eye for exact detail.  His joy was the thrill of the hunt.  In my memory’s eye I see him working the floor of a show intently fixed upon his target.  Ron particularly enjoyed investing in collections and sets and then “cherry picking” them for interesting items. 

 

 

      Some months back Ron chose to relocate from Houston to the Dallas area.  For him this move was a sort of home coming.  He had planned the move for some years and was delighted to finally make the transition.  My last visit with Ron was a brief one at the Texas Numismatic Association Show in Fort Worth last May.  I told Ron that we certainly missed him in Houston .  He was genuinely pleased to be remembered. 

 

   

      I, as well as Ron ’s many other friends, can honestly say we will miss visiting with him and receiving from him the numismatic insights he had to offer.  In his own way Ron Sjoberg was a force in the community of Texas coin collectors. 

 

 

Ron , rest well and at peace.

 

Regards and God Bless,

 

Richard