Ralph E. Stone

Ralph E. Stone
August 3,1939-August18,2024
Ralph E. Stone died August 18th 2024 peacefully at his home in San Francisco, California, at age 85. Born August 3, 1939 in Worcester, Massachusetts, he was the oldest of four children of the late Paul J. Stone, an electoral engineer, and Helen G. Stone (née Thomas), a school librarian.
Ralph spent his early years in Massachusetts and graduated from the Mount Hermon School for Boys in Massachusetts in 1957, and in 1961 graduated from Middlebury College, as an English major and participant in ROTC.
After graduation, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Transportation Corps, serving in Germany, Okinawa, and Vietnam, attaining the rank of captain. For his service during the Vietnam War, Captain Stone was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious service and the Vietnam Service Medal. While stationed in Germany, Ralph met his wife Judi Iranyi: they were married in Mannheim, Germany in 1964. Their son Michael was born there in 1965.
After discharge from the Army, he attended Suffolk University Law School in Boston, graduating with a J.D. degree cum laude in 1971. He went on to a career with San Francisco Regional Office of the Federal Trade Commission investigating and litigating antitrust and consumer protection cases. After retirement in 1997, he volunteered with the Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic helping battered women obtain restraining orders against their batterers, and Consumer Action and ABC-7, Seven on Your Side assisting consumers with their consumer problems.
Ralph and Judi traveled extensively visiting 60 countries together, in addition to enjoying the Bay Area cultural events, and visiting with friends. Ralph enjoyed reading, especially mysteries, and wrote comments about current events for various online publications.
He is survived by his loving wife Judi, his brothers David (Nancy) and Geoffrey (Susan) and nieces, nephews and their families. His son Michael and his sister Cynthia Wikelius predeceased him.