Ronald L. Cheney ’58

Ronald L. Cheney ’58, of Mapleton, Me.; Sept. 5, of cancer. After Brown, he was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Air Force, married, and was stationed in San Antonio, Texas. He and his wife lived in several places during the course of his 20-year military career before settling in Maine. He served in Vietnam, where he was shot down in combat and spent six days in the Laos jungle. He received many honors as a navigator and air traffic controller, including the Distinguished Flying Cross. After his military service, he was employed as a Kenworth Truck salesman. He purchased a pig that produced a litter of eight and from this, Hog Haven Enterprises was born. He became the local pig man for many years. He then joined his son’s potato farming operation, which led to the creation of Cheney Family Farms. He is survived by his wife, Terry Smith Cheney ’60; a daughter and son-in-law; a son and daughter-in-law; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.