Terrible sad news Rainmaker Ron
 

With great sadness Rainmaker Ron Cloat passed away tonight at a Model A Meeting Fourever Fours

Ron ran and owned Standard Auto out of Peoria IL for several years. Always was available to help and was a Wealth of knowledge. RIP, Ron.

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Oh, dear! So sorry to hear this...

He will be missed.

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Our condolences to his Family and many Friends

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Golly. So sad to hear. Rainmaker was a champion in every sense. His cook-offs at Hershey were a must visit. He always worried about all of us. His inventions were most helpful to all who knew him and used his great wealth of knowledge. Always positive. If we had a Hall of Fame, I'd put him at the very top. My wife and I were very honored to know him and call him a friend.

Thoughts and prayers to his family,

Clem and Sandy Clement

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Terrible news to us and our Model A community. Rest in Peace Ron, we will miss you.

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My condolences to his loved ones. Jeff

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We're ALL gonna' go, sometime, so try to share your knowledge, while you can!
Bill W.

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we will miss him.

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Very sad. Condolences to the family. Knew him for many years and was a great source of ideas. He even had me write an article for the M.A.N. about one of his ideas. Definitely will be missed.

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Too many good people, too soon..Gary

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Sad to hear. My thoughts & prayers go out to his family & friends.

God Bless
Bill

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Sad news indeed. My condolences to his family and friends. I agree that he will be missed.

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Sad way to start the day. I remember the chili fests at Hershey. I still have the yellow chili fest shirt.
Bill is right. Share your knowledge, we are all heading that way, perhaps sooner than we would like.

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That is such sad news. Ron was one of the great ones, and I always hoped to visit his shop, but sadly never made the trip. Condolences to his family. Ron sure will be missed.

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sorry about ron .

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:(RIP my friend. I often think of the time we spent one winter evening on the phone. We yakked for an hour and a half. Good memory for sure.

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Ah the Yellow shirt!!!
What did Rainmaker Ron call his Model A? Someone have a photos of that neato car, please?

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A very helpful and informative voice in this world of Model A's.

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My condolences to the family and friends. Unfortunately we never met but it's sad to lose such a great contributor to our Model A community.
Larry Shepard

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It was the X-31, lots of custom work... German Model B 4 cylinder, 16" wheels, AC and shelf above windshield to keep looks, 4 speed trans that could pass most cars on the interstate. He had to pull the B engine about 6 years ago with a bad knock and he put in one of his spare A's that was .30 over with a police head.

He also had a white with baby blue fender pickup. That one was more stock then the X-31 but he was proud as can be of that one as it was all parts out of the bins in his shed for the most part.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...5&l=da85172bf2

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Here are the X-31 and Pickup

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Very sad to hear indeed. He will be greatly missed as he was one of the first if not THE first Model A guys I ever met. Such a wealth of knowledge from cars to life advice as well. Ill have to upload some pics when i get home.

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I didn't know Ron personally but I am very sorry to hear of his passing . I talked to him many times over the phone after I got my first AA truck back in the early 90s . Ron was always ready to give helpfull info and he helped me a lot . Rons passing will be a great loss to the model A hobby . My condolences to his family and friends . Tim Stephens aka Purdy Swoft .

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Ditto all the above!!!! Sad news. Condolences to the family and friends of which he had many!

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So sad to hear this news, Ron was a true Model A'er and a good man. To to family, please accept mu condolences. Jim Langley...

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sorry to hear, my deepest sympathy to the family. May the great memories give them comfort.

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He will always be remembered!!

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Sincere condolences to the family. I only knew Ron over the phone in the last days, but I knew from the moment we started talking that he was a stand up kind of guy who would help anyone in need. I knew he was seriously ill but never in my wildest dreams thought he was about to pass on. It was sad news indeed to hear of his passing.

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We ALL need to be prepared for the unexpected. A local Man, with NO medical problems, did 3 HARD Sneezes & passed in front of his Friends, with a Heart Attack!!
My Son Gregg passed, 4 1/2 years ago, from a sudden Heart Attack, while sitting at his computer! Just a few hours before, I had a long chat with him.
Bill Ready

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Sad news for sure. I met Ron about 15 years ago when my dad was restoring a 31 coupe. Spent many hours at his shop. Such a wealth of knowledge, I learned alot from him.

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Sad to hear. I never met him but we must pray for his family.

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We always lose the best too soon

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Condolences and prayers to the family and friends from the Virginia Peninsula.

Bill Lee

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https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictu...ictureid=39351



Photo of Rainmaker working on my CCPU As you can tell he loved a camera! :)

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/pictu...761788&thumb=1

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Ron's Model A shop in Peoria was 1 1/2 hours away, but it was always worth the drive. He and his wife were invariably a pleasure to see and visit with. Very enthusiastic about Model A's. It was not just dollars and cents to them.
Ron left the hobby in much better shape than he found it. Thanks for everything you did for us, Ron. We'll miss you.
Marshall

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Sorry to hear you guys lost a friend and also very very sorry Bill that you lost a son. I've recently lost both parents and it's a tough thing to go through.

I'm 54 and at 45 I had a heart attack. I looked to be in great shape and even the er staff were saying they couldn't believe that I was having a heart attack. My blockage was in the infamous widow maker artery. I'm ok now except for the load of medicine I take. It probably keeps me alive but is also killing me.

If any of you have heart disease in your family my advice would be, start living as if you've had a heart attack and maybe you won't have one.

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I have only been associated with the Model A folks for 7-8 years, and have read many a post from you folks where his nickname is mentioned , some of the stories of him and the events where you get together with him are enjoyable reading, --- however I have a question, how did he acquire the name Rainmaker Ron, I did not know him, he will be missed.

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I heard from someone that if Ron was attending the meet it was sure to rain, thus the nickname Rainmaker. He took a lot of kidding about it.

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My condolences to Ron's family and friends.
It is truly sad news.
Barry, thanks for sharing how he got that nickname.
I often wondered.