![]() He later attended the Oakland Sidney United Methodist Church and was a member of both the Vassalboro and the Sidney historical societies. Jim was a member of the Vassalboro United Methodist Church and was previously active as a member and chairman of many committees, including the Community Calendar. With classmates contributing for several years, the fund has awarded $31,000 to G.H.S. While still president of the Gardiner High School Class of ’53, Jim initiated the class of ’53 scholarship fund in 1983. On the last day of 2001, Jim hung up his running shoes, he fully retired. He married Eileen Marsden Lindberg, of Vassalboro, in 1995. Jim had found his niche, becoming the top rep for each of the three companies by working hard, by being himself, honest, ethical, and low-key. In the spring of 1982, Jim began a 20-year career as an Optical Frame Sales Rep, calling on Opticians, Optometrists and Ophthalmologists, covering all of Maine. Jim and Rosemary divorced during this time. They returned to Gardiner and opened Ronco’s Bookworm, which was sold at a profit nearly five years later. Promoted to sales manager in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and later as a consultant for Met, he became a million dollar producer. They became parents of Mark, Lisa, and Jason during this time. Jim married the former Rosemary Elizabeth Willette and started work as an agent/rep for Met Life, in Augusta. From his participation, he gained additional self-confidence. Back in the ’60s, Jim was very active in the Augusta Jaycees, serving as an officer and being named Jaycee of the year. With 30 days leave time per year, he toured much of Europe. Air Force, of which 32 months were served in Bordeaux, France. In 1955, he enlisted for four years in the U.S. He attended Gardiner High School, graduating in 1953 as senioir class president. Born April 17, 1935, in the home of his grandmother, Emma Burgess Ronco, in Fairfield Center, the first of three sons of Lorna Sarah (Abbott) Ronco and James F. VASSALBORO – James Frederick Ronco, Jr., 86, passed away Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Mount Saint Joseph’s Nursing Home, in Waterville, following a long illness with Parkinson’s Disease. ![]()
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