Dr. Ronald D. Shocket

Dr. Ronald D. Shocket, 71, of Richmond died Friday, December 12, 2003 at his residence after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 48 years, Barbara Sharove Shocket; four children, Dr. I. David Shocket and his wife, Patty Martin, S. Michael Shocket, Sara Waskin and her husband, Dr. Mitchell Waskin, Nancy Levin and her husband, Dr. Jay Levin; sister, Judy Gerson and her husband, Dr. Marshall Gerson; eight grandchildren, Eliza and Amelia Shocket, Isabel and Eli Shocket, Matthew and Zack Waskin and Alana and Rachel Levin. Dr. Shocket was a retired pediatric dentist and a founding partner of Shocket, Horwitz, Keeton and Raddin Ltd. He instituted the dental clinic in the Cerebral Palsy Center and was an adjunct faculty member of the MCV Dental School. Dr. Shocket was a past president of the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry. He was an avid photographer and was a past president of the Focus Camera Club. He was a member of Temple Beth El. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 14, at Bliley Funeral Homes' Central Chapel, 3801 Augusta Avenue. Interment will follow in Richmond Beth El Cemetery at Forest Lawn. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Temple Beth El, 3330 Grove Avenue, Richmond, Va. 23221, or the Barbara and Ronald Shocket Research Fund, Massey Cancer Center, P.O. Box 980037, Richmond, Va. 23298.