Ronald H. "Ron" WHEELER

1946 - 2023

WHEELER - Ronald H. "Ron"
Of Kenmore, entered into rest after a brief illness on April 27, 2023. Beloved husband of Sandra (nee Aldrich) Wheeler; devoted father of Liz (Matthew) Wheeler-Hydock, James (Jaclyn) Hensley, Michael (Erika) Hensley, and Lindsay (John Korzelius) Wheeler; cherished grandfather of Julia, Jackson, McKenzie Hensley, Jordan, and Orion Hydock; loving son of the late Reginald and Ellen Wheeler; predeceased by brothers and sisters; also survived by many family and friends. Relatives and friends may visit the LOMBARDO FUNERAL HOME (Northtowns Chapel), 885 Niagara Falls Blvd., near Eggert/Sheridan Dr., on Friday, May 5th from 3-7 PM, where a Memorial Service will immediately follow. Private Inurnment Elmlawn Memorial Park. Ron was a proud 1964 graduate of Kenmore West High School and graduated from Westminster College in PA in 1968. He served two years of active duty in the United States Army, 18 months of which was spent in Southeast Asia. He was a member of the WNY Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. The majority of his career was spent as a Financial Investigator working for the Law Enforcement Division of the United States Treasury Department in Rochester, the New York State Attorney General's Office of the Statewide Organized Crime Task Force, and the United States Attorney's Office in Western New York. For 9 years, he served as an Intelligence Analyst with the Anti-Terrorism Unit of the United States Attorney's Office in both Western New York and Northern Virginia. He received numerous awards for his service in the United States Attorney's Office and special recognition from the Director of the FBI. In addition to teaching in the Hilbert College Economic Crime Investigation program, Ron was a Certified Football Official, carrying an NCAA Division 1 schedule for the last five years of his officiating career. He served as Kenmore West's Alumni Association Treasurer and was also a member of the Scholarship Foundation committee. He was inducted into the Kenmore West "Corridor of Honor" in 2011. Ron's most prized accomplishment was his family. In lieu of flowers, please make contributions toward a scholarship in Ron's name to the Kenmore West Alumni Foundation, 33 Highland Pkwy., Buffalo 14223. Please share online condolences at www.lombardofuneralhome.com