Birth date: Dec 25, 1936 Death date: Oct 17, 2018
Ronald Joseph Vieira 12/25/1936 – 10/17/2018 Ronald Joseph Vieira was born on December 25, 1936 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, where he picked up his first trumpet at the age of four. His mother, Doris Fortier, was French and Read Obituary
I had the honor of knowing Ronnie while helping him with his reef aquarium. Ronnie was a master of the trumpet and flugelhorn who had an impact on my love of music. Ronnie will be sorely missed. I was thinking of him and have just learned of his passing. My condolences to Nancy.
I will miss you Ronnie, you always took the time to chat with me about the O’s and the Ravens sharing you insight and tidbits. Love that as neighbors we shared a passion for our hometown teams.
Nancy, my memories of Tonnie go back to when I was a little girl and he would come and visit my mom and dad. Sometimes they would play music together but often they would laugh and share stories together. When I grew up and became a teacher at Greenbrier Elementary school guess who was the band director! It was your husband, Ronnie. He and I had so much fun together along with another group of teachers who would always meet early in the morning for coffee in the library. There, Ronnie would regale us with the funniest stories and we would always start our day a little bit better when Ronnie Was in the school. My mom and dad always really loved him and considered him one of their very best friends. My father, Sy Zucker, as always respected and really loved Ronnie I have many memories of meeting the two of them at the stained glass pub in Rockville for pizza!
It is hard to imagine that he is not on this earth with us any longer; however, I know he is playing his trumpet in Heaven, singing with my mom, and looking down on you and all his family and friends.
God bless you!💕
I met Ronnie at the Shady Grove Theater many many years ago and we became good friends.
We worked several jobs in the Baltimore and DC area together.
It was a lot of laughs working with Ronnie in the Gene Donati Orchestra. We traveled many miles by plane and bus to play Gene's jobs and always had a good time.
Nelly and I send our deepest sympathies to Nancy and your family at this sad time.
Rest in peace, Ronnie. You will be thought of often.
Bob and Nelly Barrett
You will be greatly missed Dad! I’ll miss hearing your voice on the other end of the phone, and our visits with you in Maryland. Thank you for all the memories that I’ll always treasure. I love you and will see you again some day!
Dear Nancy and Family,
We are so sad to hear that Ronnie has passed. We have many memories of Ronnie coming to our house to visit with my dad. We remember his passion for high-end shopping in the DC Metro area, eating good food, teaching music, playing the trumpet, and talking about his daughter, Sophia, his family, and his friends.
He did makes us smile and laugh. We can remember Ronnie sharing a story about going to a restaurant and telling the waitress to "hurry up" with the order because he had to operate in an hour. HAHAHAHA.
As we look as his birthday, we remember that he was born on Christmas Day - another example of his uniqueness. I recall Ronnie sharing that with us.
He was always patient with us even when we had a lot of questions to ask him.
We know that he enjoyed coming over to our house to eat and visit with my mom and hang out with my dad. When he met Nancy, he brought her over to meet my mom so they could get to know each other while he and my dad talked. We could tell that this was important to him.
The memories are good and we are certain that Ronnie is in a better place.
God Bless him.
We will miss him.
Tina and Meg Barrett
Dear Grampie,
You we’re an amazing grampie! I had so much fun with you down in Baltimore.I will cherish those memories forever!!! God knew it was time for you to come home. He has a plan for everyone and this was all apart of yours. I miss you sooo much! Until we see each other again... I love you! - Katie
You were the best Grampy anyone could have! I will always remember all the wonderful memories in Maryland we had together. Even though you are no longer with us, I will always cherish you forever in my heart. We are never ready for a loved one to pass but god is good and knew he had to call you home. I am going to miss you greatly but I know you are now safe I’m Heaven. Now you can play the Trumpet in peace. I love you and will miss you greatly. - Lauren
You were the best Grampy anyone could have! I will always remember all the memories we had together in Maryland. Even though you are no longer with us you will forever be cherished in my heart. I know that now you are in a much better place with the Lord. You can now play the trumpet in peace, Love you very much and will miss you - Lauren
Ronnie, I will always miss you. When I think back,on the 20 years we shared, I remember your loving smile and the joy you brought into my life.
Your loving Wife Nancy
