Ronnie Crymes

July 3, 2024

Ronnie Hope Crymes, age 77, of Richmond, VA, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Elizabeth Amos Crymes and his father, Leonard Hope Crymes. He is survived by his mother's sisters, Beth Amos Levine, of Chesterfield, VA, and Betty Amos Dray, of South Chesterfield, VA. He leaves behind no surviving spouse or children.

Ronnie was an officer of the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War and left the Corps as a Captain. He served in The Republic of Vietnam from 1968 to 1970 with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Division USMC. For his service, he was awarded the Purple Heart, the National Defense Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Service Medal with three clusters, Vietnam Campaign Medal, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry with Bronze Star, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Service Ribbon, the Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.

Ronnie was a 1972 graduate of the University of Richmond and later graduated from the Medical College of Virginia, School of Pharmacy. He was a licensed pharmacist working in the greater Richmond area until his retirement.

A memorial service with military honors will be held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 11 a.m., at Cannon Memorial Chapel, University of Richmond, 134 UR Drive, Richmond, VA, 23173. A private burial will take place at the family cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the University of Richmond.

Arrangements by the Blackstone Chapel of Joseph McMillian Funeral Homes, 1826 Cox Road, Blackstone, VA, 23824. www.mcmillianfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Richmond Times-Dispatch on Jul. 31, 2024.

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Randall Fansler

September 4, 2024

Ron was a very special friend during my time at mcv school of pharmacy. We had a lot of good times together which would be too long to put in this message. Ron was in my wedding in May 1978 and we shared many ballgame experiences and other great times. A lot of you know Ron was an athlete but you didn´t probably know that he and I and others played Ice hockey in Richmond on a school ice hockey team with some great memories. Ron was an excellent skater and I couldn´t skate very well so I played goalie and Ron was a wing. Well played against Ralph Small one of the instructors who played semipro in Canada and had some great time playing hockey in the Robins center.Ron will be sorely missed by me and many others. God bless Ron for all his service in Vietnam and his great fun times that many had with Pumpsie. Randall Fansler P-76

Ginny and John Reda

August 17, 2024

Ron was my brother-in-law (married to my sister Nancy for many many years). I have good memories of Ron including making a bet w/him on the PSU/Miami game (I think in '87) and I won - our bet was a beer at The Jefferson Hotel. In '05, Ron & Nancy, our sister Kate, and I all flew to Fairfield, California to visit our oldest sister and her family; we had a blast touring Napa wine country and other sights. One weekend at a family get-together at our sister Kate's in Western Maryland, Ron, my husband, and a bunch of the guys all played basketball, and we all got a good laugh about how out of shape they were at the time. In 2000, we had a family get-together at Ron and Nancy's in Chesterfield and Ron acted as tour guide in Richmond for us out-of-towners - he could have been a professional tour guide. Ron was a true southern gentleman, standing when a woman came into the room, things like that. May God bless Ron.

Rob McCauley

August 16, 2024

Thank you for being a great Step Father, Father-in-Law and for being such a great Pappy to your 4 Grandchildren, Dennis, Lindsay, Sean and Matthew and 3 Great Grandchildren Truly, Guy and Ginny. While you may not have been married when God took you home, your 30 years with Nancy left a big impression. You will be missed dearly

Bob Cole P76

July 31, 2024

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Bob Cole P76

July 31, 2024

May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow. Rest in peace Ronnie.

Sharon Mallory

July 31, 2024

I worked with Ronnie at AARP pharmacy years ago. He was such a nice man.

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