Ronald S. Sandler born 12/25/1933. Surrounded by family, Ronald Sandler passed away peacefully on July 19, 2024.

Beloved Husband of more than 66 years to the late JoAnn Sandler. Loving father of Brad Sandler and Linda (Pearl) Sandler, Mark Pearl. Loving grandfather of Melissa Sandler, Jason Sandler, Max Sandler, Colin Sandler, Rachel Pearl and Jeffrey Pearl. Dear uncle, cousin and friend of too many to name.

Born in the University City Loop and graduate of University City High School. He subsequently attended and graduated from the University of Missouri, Columbia where he was President of the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. While at the University of Missouri, he met JoAnn at a St. Louis Browns baseball game, who was from Kansas City, Missouri. JoAnn joined Ronnie at the University of Missouri at Columbia. When Ronnie was drafted into the Air Force, he married JoAnn and together they lived in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Indianapolis, Indiana and Washington, DC before returning to St. Louis, Missouri where they spent their remaining years together with their family and friends.

Ronnie was a foodie and very health conscious. Ronnie and JoAnn traveled throughout the states and all over the world. They saw the world’s greatest entertainers, like Frank Sinatra, Elton John, Johnny Carson, Barbara Streisand and numerous Broadway shows.

In Ronnie’s younger years, he walked everyday along Spoede Road. In his later years he was involved with Washington University Adult Education Program where he facilitated courses on current events.

Ronnie was a diehard Cardinals, Blues and Mizzou fan as well as St. Louis Browns, Football Cardinals and Rams fan. His top priority was his family. There was no better husband, father and grandfather. There was not a youth soccer nor baseball field in the St. Louis area that he did not watch his grandchildren play soccer or baseball and he traveled with Brad during his high school years to his Missouri Valley tennis tournaments.

For more than 30 years in spring and summer months, Ronnie and his pals from University City could be found every Sunday morning playing Indian Ball at Tilles Park. Over the years children and grandchildren joined the Sunday morning Indian Ball games followed by brunch at various local deli’s. As the Indian Ball gang aged, they were joined by many other friends as it evolved into a regular weekly Friday Lunch Club at various St. Louis restaurants. Ronnie along with many of his friends volunteered for many years at the Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.

Contributions to Evelyn’s House or Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry.