[Clayart] Happy Birthday to Ron Roy!

[Owen Dearing via Clayart]

Best wishes to you, Ron, on your 91st birthday! Hope it is the best one ever!
Cheers, Owen

[Steve Dalton via Clayart]

Happy Birthday Ron!
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Lake Stevens, WA
Sent from my iPhone

> On May 18, 2026, at 7:25 AM, Owen Dearing via Clayart <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com> wrote:
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> Best wishes to you, Ron, on your 91st birthday! Hope it is the best one ever!
> Cheers, Owen
>
>

[Vince Pitelka via Clayart]

Dear Ron -
91 and spry as ever. Happy birthday and I hope there will be many more.
- Vince

Vince Pitelka
Potter, Writer, Teacher
Chapel Hill, NC
vincep...@gmail.com
www.vincepitelka.com
https://chathamartistsguild.org/

[Dragonbelly Ceramics via Clayart]

Happy Birthday, Ron! I have learned so much from you!

Best wishes and much gratitude from Central Massachusetts!

LJ

www.ljcbluemuse.blogspot.com
www.ljcohen.net

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[ronroy--- via Clayart]

Hi Vince,

You are making me laugh - spry is not exactly the right word at this
stage. On the other hand I am still drawn to my 100cc Honda trail bike
in the garage. I just may get it going again this summer.

R

Quoting Vince Pitelka via Clayart <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>:

> Dear Ron -
> 91 and spry as ever. Happy birthday and I hope there will be many more.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Potter, Writer, Teacher
> Chapel Hill, NC
> vincep...@gmail.com
> www.vincepitelka.com
> https://chathamartistsguild.org/
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clayart <clayart...@lists.clayartforum.com> On Behalf Of
> Steve Dalton via Clayart
> Sent: Monday, May 18, 2026 11:37 AM
> To: cla...@lists.clayartforum.com
> Cc: Steve Dalton <ccpot...@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Clayart] Happy Birthday to Ron Roy!
>
> Happy Birthday Ron!
> Steve Dalton
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Lake Stevens, WA
> Sent from my iPhone
>

>> On May 18, 2026, at 7:25?AM, Owen Dearing via Clayart
>> <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com> wrote:
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>> ?Best wishes to you, Ron, on your 91st birthday! Hope it is the

>> best one ever!
>> Cheers, Owen
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Ron Roy
ron...@ca.inter.net
Web page ronroy.net

[Vince Pitelka via Clayart]

Hi Ron - HA! You should ride the Honda trail bike down to the local biker
bar and taunt the guys on Harleys. Put some fear into them!

I bet you'll make it to 100.

[ronroy--- via Clayart]

Thank you Owen and thank you to all who sent birthday wishes, your
friendship and thoughtfulness made an old man feel younger.

Just a few words about my co-author John Hesselberth. John has had
some health issues and is no longer making pots either.

John is what I would call a perfect partner - anyone entering a
partnership should hope and pray for one like him.

When we had finished writing Mastering Cone 6 Glazes we had to make an
agreement - how to split the profits (if any) and John proposed a
50/50 split. I said - but you did most of the work and you should get
more. John said, with that wry grin, "but you are the pretty face".
Meaning my reputation would sell more books.

He is one of the finest people I know and without his skill and
dedication there would not have been our additional understanding to
studio pottery.

To all of you who understand the integrity of lining your functional
ware with stable glazes - thank you - may the force be with you.

RR

Quoting Owen Dearing via Clayart <cla...@lists.clayartforum.com>:

> Best wishes to you, Ron, on your 91st birthday! Hope it is the best one ever!
> Cheers, Owen
>
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[William Schran via Clayart]

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