Bridgewater, New Jersey
In Tandem
It is not every man you would want to share a tandem bicycle with. The front and rear riders have to be in tune, with no battles of the will, no bullying. The person in front, usually the man, steers, sets the pace, makes the decisions. "You do have to be exactly in sync," said Karen Reilly, who rode behind her husband, Ronald Tartaro.
They climbed and coasted well together. Not that he was predictable, she said, but he was logical and reasonable. "He always did the thing that made the most sense," she said.
The couple worked hard to get their children — two girls, ages 7 and 5, and a boy, 3 — out bicycling. When there were just two girls, the parents would tow them in a trailer behind the tandem bike. After their son arrived, he took his place in the trailer, and the oldest girl rode in a one-wheeled bicycle attached to Ms. Reilly's.
Mr. Tartaro, 38, an executive vice president at Fred Alger Management, harbored big dreams of wider-ranging travel. "He wanted to buy a boat and sail around the world," with family and friends joining in for different legs of the trip, his wife said. "He had it practically funded, not that we were going to do it anytime soon."
I went to school with Ron both in Closter and high school at Northern Valley. My dad was his soccer coach, I sat next to him in home room for 10 years. He was a very kind soul and always smiling. May God Bless him and keep him smiling.
Marilyn Waddell-Fortune
September 11, 2013 | Scotland
hayley ellis
October 06, 2011 | Leeds United Kingdom
I promise to never forget and to never stop being there for those that suffer still.
Richard Hollobaugh
September 14, 2011 | Santa Cruz, CA
I did not know Ronald but want to extend my support for his family. I have taken the liberty of posting a thought on the "Tartaro Group" Facebook page.
Angelo Tartaro
September 11, 2011 | Galloway, NJ
Thinking of you, Ron.
Shelton Swei
September 11, 2011 | Greenwich, CT
Dear Uncle Ron,
Even though I didn't meet you,I know that you were a great uncle.
Love,Reilly
Reilly Mangano
September 11, 2011 | Rockaway, NY
Ronald,
I did not know you but I feel the loss that your family has felt and is feeling. ALWAYS REMEMBER!
Mark Fine
September 10, 2011 | Victorville, CA
10 years later, I still have my mercy band with Ron's name on it. I renew my prayers for the family left behind and for the nation that still grieves.
Brenda Caddell
September 10, 2011 | Albuquerque, NM
Dear Tartaro Family,
I'm writing this message as 2 years ago I visited Ground Zero with my wife as the events of 9/11 were very close to us!
Whilst visiting the remembrance centre I purchased a pewter bracelet which is laser engraved in the memory of Ron Tartaro!
I wear the bracelet as often as possible and think a lot about Ron and his family and with the 10th anniversary of the disaster tomorrow I had to do my part and light this virtual candle in his memory!
Andy Bradshaw
September 10, 2011 | Manchester, England