Ronald William Dubois

Colonel (Retired) Ronald W. Dubois, a distinguished military leader and a valued

member of the University of Connecticut Athletic staff for four decades passed away peacefully

Thursday (Nov. 3, 2022) at South County Hospital in Wakefield, R.I., surrounded by his loving family. He

was 88 years old. Ron is survived by his most treasured wife of 63 years, Delia (Gagnon) Dubois, with

whom they built a loving family of 4 children, 8 grandchildren, and 6 great-grandchildren.

Ron was born in Providence, RI in 1933. He was a graduate of La Salle Academy, Providence College, and

later earned his MBA at Sienna College. Ron Dubois (known as "The Colonel" to friends and colleagues)

enjoyed a 29-year military career that spanned the globe, rising to the rank of Colonel. He commanded

battalion-sized units, and although a career field artillery officer, he earned a combat infantry badge in

Vietnam, amongst other combat awards.

Colonel Dubois served two tours of duty each at the Pentagon and in the former West Germany. Ron

and Dee brought the family back to New England where, for his final military assignment Ron

administered the U.S. Army ROTC Program for the state of Connecticut.

Before retiring from the Army in 1982 he had already begun his lengthy second career that spanned four

decades in various key roles within the UConn Division of Athletics, including assistant men’s hockey

coach, followed by over 25 years in key administrative roles including Associate Director of Athletics.

Ron completed his service within UConn athletics serving for five years as the head coach of the men’s

golf program.

Ron was a devout Catholic with deep faith. He was an active member and daily communicant at St.

James Catholic Church in Charleston, where a mass in celebration of his life will be held on Saturday

November 12 th at 11:00 am. The service can also be viewed on-line via live stream at

twitch.tv/stmjparish There will also be a wake on Friday from 4-7 p.m. at the Avery-Storti Funeral

Home in Wakefield.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the "Sharon Dubois Hall Memorial Fund" at the University

of Rhode Island.  You can mail a check made payable to the URI Foundation and Alumni Engagement, to

PO Box 1700, Kingston, RI 02881, with a note in the memo line of "Sharon Dubois Hall Memorial Fund"

or make a secure gift online by visiting the URI giving form and searching for "Sharon Dubois Hall

Memorial Fund."