Ronald Lee Pinski, born December 31, 1936, passed away on March 11, 2023, at the age of 86.

He is survived by his wife Marcia, who he married on June 8, 1958, and his three children, Robin (the late Ross Steiner), Mark, and Amy, and his two grandchildren, Erica Steiner and Sammy Pierce.

The son of Max and Vera Pinski, brother of the late Dr. J.B. Pinski, and son-in-law of Phil and Sarah Martin, Ron Pinski was born in New Orleans, and as a kid he moved to 1056 N. Shore in East Rogers Park, IL, and in 1949 his family, along with German Shepherds Duke and Duchess, moved to 6619 N. Richmond in West Rogers Park, near where his father Max owned and operated laundromats.

As a youngster, Ron attended Silver Spur Ranch overnight camp in Colorado Springs, Co., and he attended Joyce Kilmer and Boone grade schools. At Sullivan High School, Mr. Pinski played varsity football and 5-foot-9 and under basketball.

He attended the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana as a business major, and graduated from Northwestern Law School in 1960. While at the U of I, he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity and graduated with a "bronze tablet" for highest honors. He claims he finished number one in his Northwestern law school class which included legends such as Jerry Reinsdorf, Eddie Einhorn, and Jim Thompson.

After graduating from law school, Ronnie and Marcia lived in Chicago at 5654 N. Jersey and in Evanston at 1822 W. Monroe, then in 1960 Mr. Pinski worked for Irwin "Sonny" Zalutsky, before becoming full partners, and forming Zalutsky and Pinski, LTD with an office on Clark and Lasalle in Chicago. Zalutsky and Pinski expanded in future years, opening up several satellite offices in the suburbs. Mr. Pinski retired in 2003. Today, although Sonny and Ronnie are both deceased, the law firm of Zalutsky and Pinski lives on.

In 1965, Ron and Marcia, along with Robin and Mark, moved to Highland Park, and in 1966, added their third child, Amy. Mr. Pinski was respected throughout the community for his involvement with the city council where he consulted the Highland Park village about various legal matters over the years. He also served on the board of directors at B'Nai Torah Synagogue.

A well known and long time resident of Highland Park, Ronnie served as the captain of Wenk Insurance, the 16-inch slow pitch softball team that played in the Thursday night softball league at Sunset Park in Highland Park. Sunday mornings, cigar in hand, he played pick-up games at Old Elm and Sunset Park, always bringing his son Mark along, who was given a plastic cigar, so he could resemble his father. In the fall, Mr. Pinski played touch football in Skokie or Highland Park on Sunday morning, where his speed was always a match-up problem for the opposing defenses (his hands were not so good).

After retiring from softball and touch football at the age of 46, and now forced to chew, but not smoke cigars, Ron took up golf, playing primarily at Sunset Park and Highland Park Country Club, where his legendary swing often produced scores around 105, although several mulligans and "gimmes" would push that score much higher (maybe call it 110 on average with cheating).

In 1997, Mr. Pinski and his wife, Marcia, became snowbirds, purchasing a home in Summerlin, NV., a retirement community thirty minutes from the Las Vegas strip. While in Las Vegas, he was a regular at the poker table, and kept a watchful eye on his wife, who "worked" at the slot machines. At night, he would sit on his recliner with his dog Lucy, either watching football, westerns, NBC Nightly News, Jeopardy, or in more recent years, The Three Stooges.

Ron is especially proud of his three children. Robin, the eldest, became a successful clinical psychologist in Los Angeles. Mark, who spent 15 years as a sportscaster, and for the past 23 years has been managing political, ethnic, and religious radio stations for Newsweb Radio Company, LLC., in Chicago. He is most proud of his youngest daughter Amy, who worked in the retail industry for many years.

Ronald and Marcia, who went to Senn High School, met 66 years ago, and have been married 64 years, and in that time he never learned how to spread butter on bread or put dishes in the dishwasher, but he worked hard, was a great provider, husband, best friend, and companion to Marcia. In later years, while he suffered from leukemia, congestive heart failure, kidney and bladder disease, and other physical and mental ailments that took control of his body and mind, he never complained, and he kept chewing his cigars. All the while, his wife, did a remarkable job as his full-time caretaker. She was by his side 24/7 (excluding visits to Red Rock Casino).

Friends and associates would say Ronnie was extremely smart, supportive, caring, detailed, thorough, and a great father, but most of all, he was an amazing husband to Marcia, who in 64 years, he never spent a day without.

They were married about 24,000 days total, and together, although opposites in many ways, they had the perfect marriage, filled with many laughs and memories that will last forever.

Mr. Pinski contributed to Israel, JUF, and many other charitable organizations. In memory of Ronald Pinski, we ask that you donate to JUF, NAMI, The Hinda Institute, Arosa Care, Employee Consultation Services, the Alzheimer's Association, and the Highland Park Police.

Aside from his immediate family, Ron leaves behind his loving brother and sister-in-laws, Lowell, Bobbie, Arnie, and Sharon Martin, and Dee Pinski, many nieces and nephews, friends, and business associates.