Ronald Blair Derry, 74, of Havre de Grace

On March 31, 2016, Ronald Blair Derry died at his residence in Havre de Grace. He was 74 years old. Ronald was born Nov. 9, 1941, in Baltimore, the son of the late Fred Martin Derry and Norma Mary Montgomery. He served in the U.S. Army Armor Division for 3 years with a tour in Germany.

He is survived by his wife of 21 years, Joan Brown (nee Rezer) of Havre de Grace. Children Mary “Mimi” Fell (Chris) of Lawrence, Kans.; Michael S. Derry (Libby) of Hyattsville, Md.; Stacey (Connell) Callaghan of Olympia, Wash.; Jennifer Derry of Baltimore; sister Mary Linda DeCastro of Essex, Md.; grandchildren Elijah, Marcus, Kagen and Grace Fell, all of Kansas; Harmony and Cedar Connell, both of Washington; nephew John DeCastro of Indiana; niece Maria DeCastro of California; and great-grandson of Theodore Fell of Kansas.

Interment private at the convenience of the family.

Memory tributes may be sent to the family at www.evansfuneralchapel.com.

Happiness
Written by Ron Derry 1977

Only from a sound knowledge of ourselves
Can we be true to our self and others.
Self-honesty can be as a beacon to those who have
Fallen and failed at finding happiness in life.

To be successful in life doesn’t mean great wealth, power or prestige
But to have inner peace and serenity which in the end is the
Only thing needed for happiness.

Happiness is the goal of all people.
We try so hard to find it, we spend a lifetime looking.
Yet, happiness is the easiest of all emotions to find.

Once we open our hearts, lay our self bare before God and man.
Once we accept ourselves for what we are, improve what we can,
Be able to see and accept our shortcomings,

Then we will find happiness.
There will be no room for greed, self-pity and despair.