Ronald "Ron" Lemon, 80, died peacefully on April 30, 2023, at Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan, Kan., following a brave battle with cancer. Ron was born April 19, 1943, in Pittsburg, Kan., to Ralph and Frances (Kennedy) Lemon. The second born of three boys, Ron grew up playing sports with his brothers, Gary and Jack, and excelled in football, basketball and baseball.