"...he was an innovator..."
That he was. Made me cry with laughter at times.
He was also a great reupholsterer! I have an old metal chair from the late 60s' KFRC newsroom that was in tatters. Once, in a trade out arrangement for studio use, Ron fixed that chair up with black leather to replace the disintigrating fabric. It remains as a real collector's item in my humble studio to to this day. If you find yurself in the vicinity, please feel free to drop in and sit on it sometime.