Ronald Glenn Warlick

Ronald Glenn Warlick, born on October 26, 1947, in Gadsden, Alabama, passed away on November 27, 2025, in Draper, Utah, surrounded by loved ones. He had a belly full of Thanksgiving dinner with pumpkin and pecan pie with whipped cream. He resided in Sandy, Utah, near his daughter’s home in Draper, Utah, and his favorite Watering Hole at Wing Nutz. Ronnie was the beloved son of Frank Murray Warlick and Lillian Irene Walker Warlick.

Ron served in the Marine Corps, joining on March 24, 1969. He attended the University of Oklahoma and Central State College. 

R. G. Warlick excelled as a sales manager for R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. He endeavored working his own business as a franchisee for National Home Flooring, climbed ladders at Home Depot, walked home to home for the 2010 Census, and, most recently, accepted a calling to drive the school bus for students with special needs for Jordan School District, where he cherished serving and connecting with “his kids.”

Skipa’s passion was his family - he adored his son, daughter, son-in-law, and granddaughters. He was a brother, father, grandfather, and uncle to many, to both relatives and close friends. He enjoyed fly FISHING, shore FISHING, deep sea FISHING, spending time with friends, his Cheers bar, and being outdoors. He loved camping; boating; water SKIING; snow SKIING (“Skipa”); playing and watching baseball, football, and soccer; and drinking “a little” beer and whiskey. He was eager to learn more about history, read voraciously, and enjoyed watching movies, listening to country music, turning the ladies on the dance floor, and was known for his famous bloody marys. Ron savored mornings and a full cup of coffee as well as lunch or dinner at La Hacienda Restaurant.

He will be remembered for “Hi, Sweetheart,” his contagious smile, his ornery nature, his love for “the ladies,” his outgoing ambition to have one heck of a good time, his love and presence to his family, his genuine actions to care for others, and by the hundreds of people whom he taught to water ski (Who’s next?!). Ron brought JOY to those around him. 

He is adored on Earth by his beloved children Michelle Chapman and Ronald “Todd” Warlick; his son-in-law Eric Chapman; as well as five granddaughters, Shelby (Taylor), Laken (Theron), Grace, Claire, and Kate; and three great-granddaughters, Karsyn, Kinley, and Oakley. His brother and friend Gerald "Jerry” Frank Warlick lives in Mustang, OK, with his wife, Gloria. He is joined in Eternal Peace by his parents and his sister Brenda Joyce Whittaker.

Bye, Sweetheart