Ron Lee Hartson

Ron Lee Hartson passed away on Sept. 21, 2010 at La Jolla V.A. Hospital. Ron had been battling with leukemia for the last years; with chronic heart problems, he has lost the battle. Ron was born in Los Angeles on May 30, 1935 and raised in San Diego. After school, he joined the Army.

Ron soon joined the family chrome shop, San Diego Metal Plating. Ron’s heart was in riding his Harley Davidson; he loved it so much that he would ride from coast to coast. One stop of course was Woodstock in 1969, which he loved to tell others about his experience there. He had ridden with Harley Clubs which knew...