Armand was born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, August 16, 1924, the sixth of nine brothers and sisters. In July 1943 Armand was drafted into the Army. He served in the Pacific Theater and finished his three years of service as a member of the US occupying forces in Japan. After his discharge Armand developed a career as a Tool and Die maker. He was married, and divorced, three times and had four children by his first marriage. On December 23, 1986, at the age of 62, shortly after his retirement, Armand earned his bachelor's degree in English. He spent his remaining years tutoring English and writing. His dream was to get a book commercially published, but he was not able to do so. He passed on February 3, 2004.
Ron is a native New Yorker and 22-year Navy veteran. He retired from active duty in 1996 as a Senior Chief Electronics Technician (Submarine Qualified) and went on to build a successful post-Navy career in logistics and information technology, focused on the shipbuilding and ship-repair industry. He retired in August 2025 as a federal government worker for the US Coast Guard, at the Washington D.C. headquarters. When he's not on a boat, traveling, or working home improvement projects, he spends his time writing and building websites. Ron and his wife Weifang now reside in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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