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Anonymous (not verified)

February 24, 2020

I hope that the family of Ron Tartaro still check this guestbook. I was a classmate of Ron s in high school at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, NJ. I just learned today, on the 10th anniversary of 911 that Ron lost his life that day. I was so sorry to learn this. Ron was one of the kindest people I knew in high school. He was a quiet person, always with a ready smile. I wanted you to know that he hasn't been forgotten.

Posted by Monica Mahoney

Anonymous (not verified)

February 24, 2020

To the family of Ron - I graduated high school with Ron in 1981. Next Saturday the 17th we are having our 30th high school reunion in Teaneck and he and several others who have passed will be remembered. He will be missed. Many people have been posting messages about him and memories about him from high school on our NVRHS Class of 1981 Facebook page. Please know he is loved and remembered! Love Beth

Posted by Beth Stockwell

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In Remembrance
Age:
38
Place of Residence:
Bridgewater, NJ
Location on 9/11:
WTC
Occupation:
Fred Alger & Company | Executive Vice President
Education:
Columbia University
Biography:

Ronald was 39 years old, an Executive VP for Fred Alger Management, which was located on the 93rd floor of the World Trade Center North Tower. Ronald Tartaro and his wife, Karen met at a party where she beat him at Trivial Pursuit. They were married in 1993. Karen had worked at Fred Alger Management and helped Ronald to get a job there as well. She left shortly after they were married to raise their family. They had three children together: two daughters and a son. Karen describes her husband as being "the most honest person she knows." She also said that he was "logical" and "reasonable" and that "he always did the thing that made the most sense."

Ronald was a first generation American, born of Croatian immigrants, and was the "star of the family." His family says that from a young age he was already making plans for his future. He had big plans for himself and from a young age was a happy person and sweet to others.

He loved the water and spent time as a child fishing and learning how to sail. He graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in 1983 and followed it a year later with an M.S. He was an immediate success in the financial district and continued to move up through the years. He was in the process of building a larger house on several acres in NJ for him and his family.

One of the family’s great loves was getting outdoors and cycling. Ronald and Karen started off riding a tandem bicycle together and from what I’ve read about them, were as in sync on the bicycle as they were in their marriage. With the addition of their girls, they added a bike trailer; and when their son arrived, he took over the trailer and their eldest daughter rode a bicycle attached to her Mommy’s.

Ronald Tartaro’s other great love was sailing and his dream was to buy a sail boat and sail around the world. He wanted his family and friends to accompany him on different legs of the trip. His wife says that he almost had his sailboat funded.