Sober 38 years and he came in when he was 38 years old.
Ron went to law school at the University of Michigan - he is the Jew from Kalamazoo.
There was no alcoholism in his family until him.
He was taught that "You cannot bring shame to the family."
He moved to Los Angeles in 1972, rose quickly until alcohol and cocaine took him to the dark depths.
Then he stumbled into and upwards toward recovery.