1936 - 1996

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• Suffix	[4.1]
  Birth	9 Aug 1936	Troupsburg, Steuben Co., New York
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 1996	Troupsburg, Steuben Co., New York
  	Ronny had severe hardening of the arteries and had a heart attack. Mrs. Harrington had made an appointment for him to see the doctor because he didn't feel well, but when she went to pick him up the next day to take him to his appointment she found him on the floor.
  Buried	22 Jan 1996	Woodlawn Cem., Austinburg, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania
  Person ID	I47	Sawyer
  Last Modified	07 Jan 2009 19:42:45
  Father	Sawyer Jennings David, [8.0], b. 10 Jun 1912, Greene, Chenango Co., New York
  Mother	Johnson Ruth Marie, [9.0], b. 21 Oct 1914, Sabinsville, Tioga Co., Pennsylvania
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Ronny was mentally handicapped and could not read or write. Ronny attended Troupsburg Central School until 1952. He worked on farms as a farm hand all his life. He worked for Bernard Weeks for a couple years about 1960 and then went to work for Ronald Harrington on Squab Hollow road in Troupsburg in 1962. He worked on that farm for the rest of his life. Before his burial his family placed in his pocket a package of gum and candy, which he was never without. A personal gift of his pocketknife was made to Ron Harrington, Jr. with whom Ronny worked very closely for his entire time on the farm. After funeral services a luncheon was held at the Austinburg Baptist Church prepared by the ladies of the church. Ron Harrington, Jr. speaks very highly of Ronny. He remembers a time when his father was helping Ronny clean out his trailer. He picked up a notebook with some scribbling similar to shorthand in it to throw it away. Ronny objected as he had many important things written in that book. He could read it back consistently. Apparently he had come up with his own way of writing. Another account was of a new seeder that Ron, Sr. had bought. Ron could not figure out why that thing wouldn't work right. Ronny picked up the instruction book and after looking at the pictures for a minute or two said, "Any dang fool can figure out why this thing doesn't work. The wheels are on backward." Ron had put the seeding wheels on the wrong way. Ron, Jr. will be the first to tell you that Ronny was much smarter than everyone thought. Social Security no. 084-30-6949 issued between 1954 and 1956.