Ronald Philip Riddle

(Asbury Park Press)

RONALD PHILIP
RIDDLE
AGE: 74 LITTLE SILVER
Ronald Philip Riddle, 74, of Little Silver, passed away Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Ron was a graduate of Red Bank Catholic High School. He attended Fordham University on a baseball scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor's Degree. He worked on Wall Street for 27 years in institutional sales, spending the last 12 years as national head of sales trading at Merrill Lynch and then Prudential Securities. He was uniquely loved by both the buy and sell sides. Ron was an elite member of Famous Grouse Golf and Social Club, as well as the Monmouth Beach Club and Spring Lake Golf Club. He was interested in foreign affairs; attending various diplomatic lectures and classes in Washington D.C. and New York City. Ron and his wife, Pat, traveled throughout Europe, Russia, Africa, India and Egypt, constantly trying to broaden his cultural knowledge. He loved life and enjoyed a good laugh with his many friends from Wall Street and home. Above all," Poppy " loved the company of his grandchildren.
Ronald. is survived by his wife of 49 years, Patricia; two sons, Craig and his wife Lauren of Shrewsbury, and Brian and his wife Anne of Little Silver; a daughter, Doreen Riddle of Red Bank; two sisters, Barbara Murphy of Eatontown and her children, Jimmy, Kelly, Timmy and Shawn, and Phyllis Riddle of Rumson; and his eight beloved grandchildren.
A memorial mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3 at Holy Cross R.C. Church, 30 Ward Ave., Rumson. Following the mass, there will be an Irish celebration of his life at the Rumson Country Club. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made in his memory to Ronald's alma mater, Fordham University, Attn: Lynette S. Rivera, Director of Development for Athletics, 888 Seventh Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank, was entrusted with his arrangements.