Ronald A. "Ron" Abel

As a 61-year member of the Kansas City Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, Ron was the senior singer in the Heart of America Chorus. More important, he had held virtually every leadership position, musically and administratively. He was invaluable as assistant chorus director and Music Vice President, and served as Chapter President in 1974. And despite his soft-spoken nature, he was recognized with every honor the HOA membership could bestow, including the Joe Stern Lifetime...