W. Ronald Seabold

1947 - 2021

W. Ronald "Ron" Seabold, 73, of Playa Del Rey, California, formerly of Glyndon, Maryland, died Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at Cedar- Sinai Marina del Rey Hospital from a short, devastating illness. Born November 15, 1947 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late G. William and Dorothy S. Seabold of Glyndon, Maryland. Attorney at Law, W. Ronald Seabold , was an experienced criminal defense lawyer practicing in the courts of the State of California and in U.S. federal courts. With over 40 years of experience in criminal defense, Attorney Seabold was known for his aggressive representation along with a personalized advocacy for his clients. Ron was a 1965 graduate of Franklin Senior High School in Reisterstown, MD. He held several student government leadership positions and was elected as Student Council President for his senior year at Franklin. During high school, he enjoyed playing on the school soccer team and community tennis teams. Ron was a long- time member of the local Boy Scouts Troop 315 and earned the God and Country Award. In 1969, Ron earned his BA degree in History from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ. For three years at Rutgers, Ron was elected Vice President of his class. One of his major responsibilities each year as Class VP, was to make all the arrangements with some famous rock stars for a campus concert. Ron was also a member of the Greek Fraternity, Chi Psi. He learned a new sport, rugby, and played in the campus intramural games. During his summer breaks from school, Ron worked as a lifeguard at the local Glyndon Pool. After college, Ron continued playing rugby with the Baltimore Rugby Club in the early 1970s. Upon his graduation from college, Ron was employed by The Rouse Company in Columbia, MD, a company involved in retail and community development in the Baltimore / Washington area. After two years in this employment, Ron traveled to Europe and North Africa, working in London, England for another several years. He returned to the United States and relocated to Los Angeles in 1973. In 1975, Ron started at Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles, California, graduating in 1978. After passing the bar examination, he started his own law practice like many of his friends, specializing in criminal defense litigation. Over the course of his career, he handled all types of cases from the most serious death penalty to the minor misdemeanors always doing his best for the people who needed it most. He was also part of a team that successfully took on City Hall regarding a nuclear power plant. It was due to his ingenuity and creative thinking, that in order to finally prevail, City Hall had to call in multiple political favors to have a long-standing law changed! It was during law school that he helped organize, with a group of friends, a rather ragtag Lawyers League softball team, which they named "Last Clear Chance". This group of players from different backgrounds, ages, and States, without fancy uniforms or much equipment, competed against the largest law firms in Los Angeles and agencies such as the District Attorney's office. This "ragtag" group of lawyers teamed up together for several years, winning numerous championships to the chagrin of those large, well organized, and outfitted teams, and the team members have remained close friends ever since. In the rest of his spare time, Ron liked sailing to Catalina with his friends, doing crossword puzzles on the weekends, and following the baseball box scores, especially of his beloved Baltimore Orioles. Over the decades, he gathered many friends who, along with his family, will all miss his upbeat and positive personality, not to mention his infectious smile and laugh. Ron's greatest source of constant love and satisfaction was helping to raise, as his own children, Mark Odom and Kine' Fall, from their childhood through adulthood. These deep, abiding relationships have and will endure forever, as he is their Dad. Ron is survived by his sister, Jan S. Bradley and husband, Charles W. Bradley of Reisterstown, MD; his nephew, Scott W. Bradley and wife, Elena Z. Bradley; his niece, Lisa B. Johnson and husband, Christopher W. Johnson and great- nieces, Samantha and Lauren Bradley and great- nephews, Ryan and Lucas Johnson; and his dearly beloved ones, Irene Queen, Mark Odom, Kine' Fall and Melody Sanders, all living in the Los Angeles area. In addition to his parents, Ron is predeceased by his brother, Todd W. Seabold, and his divorced wife, Jane Uhrig Connor. Following COVID restrictions, plans are pending for a time of remembrance of Ron Seabold, to be held in his California community. Also, with the date not yet established and in accordance with COVID guidelines, a family memorial service with Zoom capabilities will be held at Glyndon United Methodist Church, in Glyndon, Maryland. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to : Southern Poverty Law Center, 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104 , www.splcenter.org. Arrangements by Eline Funeral Home in Reisterstown, MD.