Ronald William PFEIFLE

PFEIFLE, Ronald William

86, passed away April 22, 2017, at the Gulfport Rehabilitation Center in South Pasadena, FL. Son of Harold and Beatrice Pfeifle, he was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, MI, and attended Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. He began his career in the infant field of computing in 1951 with the Detroit Tank Arsenal, then moved on to the Defense Supply Agency. After moving to Washington, DC, he was Director with Internal Revenue Service and helped establish the IRS Data Center centralizing data processing functions from Ogden, UT, and Lawrence, MA. Following this, he accepted a position as Director of Customs Law Enforcement in San Diego, CA. Later, he was appointed Director of the ADP Division at Customs Headquarters in Washington, DC. In 1983, he took early retirement from the government and accepted a position in private industry at Compex in Springfield, VA, later moving on to Cisco Systems. He retired in 1992 to St. Petersburg, FL. He is survived by his wife, Patricia (Panorelli) Pfeifle; six children, Larry (Chere) Pfeifle, Tim (Carol) Pfeifle, Sharon (Cortney) Taylor, Frank (Lena) Calobrisi, David (Charlotte) Calobrisi, Paul Calobrisi, and eight grandchildren, Megan, Amanda, Alex, Ryan, Nick, Marissa, Kevin, and Sydney. He was preceded in death by son, Michael Pfeifle and daughter, Julianne Pfeifle. Viewing and service will be held at Money and King Funeral Home, Vienna, VA. Visit the personalized guestbook at:

www.AndersonMcQueen.com