Birth date: Sep 21, 1941 Death date: Jan 19, 2020
Command Sergeant Major (CSM) US Army (ret.) Ronald L. Frontz died peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on 19 January 2020 in Tacoma, Washington at the age of 78. Ronald L. Frontz was born on 21 September 1941 in Wooster Read Obituary
I’m saddened to hear of Ron’s passing. We attended LPN school @ Bates together & became friends prior to our family leaving Ft. Lewis in June 1992. Kept in touch through Facebook for a time. My condolences to his family. He was a good man. Valerie (Bridges) Musgrave, Glasford, IL
Ron was the last and one of the best CSM's I served with. I was one of his First Sergeants 1988-89 and learned a lot from him.
Tomahawk!
1SG (Ret) Karl J. Heller
Our paths crossed twice during our careers. Both at Fort Lewis, first with C 2/2 INF back in 1974 and 1975, Ron was a platoon sergeant in the company and he taught the company some self defense moves. Second time was when I was one of his 1SG's from 1988 to 1990 in 2/23 INF during this time the battalion had deployed to NTC then was deactivated and that is when he retired, letting me close out the battalion (not much fun).
Fond memories on his sage advice of taking care of soldiers and even some of his slightly unorthodox methods of doing that. Best example was after two soldiers got into a fight in the Mess Hall, he had them sit in his office and hold each others right hand for an hour. Different but it worked! He encouraged all do and be their best. "Tomahawk"
SGM (R) Dennis Hampton
Teresa, sending you prayers to you and your family.. I am proud to have served with Ron when I was just a newly assigned 2LT to 2/23 infantry..Thinking that I knew it all, The CSM quickly took me aside and explained to this “green” 2LT that there is plenty more for me to learn...That day was the beginning of many mentoring sessions that I valued throughout my 25 years in the Army..After I left Fort Lewis I managed to stay touch with Ron thanks to the advent of social media, I truly valued his
mentorship and friendship.. I am proud to have served with him, He will be missed.. I will miss our texting and emails, he was especially proud of his family and never missed a moment to “brag” about his family . You and your family will be in my thoughts and prayers during this time, stay strong... Ron was an great American soldier, father, grandfather and husband..take care. “Tomahawk”. Frank Feraco
I first met Ron in the 3rd grade at Beall Ave school in Wooster, Ohio. He then lived on Spink St. I lived a few blocks away but I had to cross a very busy street to get to his house. Mom said no but I was very careful when crossing to see him so we could play together. We had alot of fun and many memories. He will be missed at our reunions. Bless him and his precious family. I posted a picture of our 3rd grade class on the site.
Many prayers and blessings.
Harry Watson
Great friend we loved Chinese dinners with. Will miss our times together. Love and hugs to all the family. Les and Diana
