Ronald Archibald Mazeau

Ronald Archibald Mazeau, 80, formerly of Rochester, NY, and most recently of Davenport, FL passed away on February 18 in Cumming, GA.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, February 24 at Greater Heights Baptist Church 3790 Post Road in Cumming from 11am - 1pm where funeral services follow at 1 pm with Pastor Chris Grinstead officiating.

Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetary in Atlanta, GA at 3:00 pm. Arrangements are by McDonald Funeral Home.

Ron was born in Elmhurst in Queens, N.Y.C. to Julian Archibald Mazeau and Marie Johanna DeLeo on April 14, 1937. He attended elementary school at Bayside until the family moved to Northport, Long Island where he played football, basketball, and baseball in jr. high and high school. He attended GA Tech where he graduated with an Industrial Management degree and where he also met his future wife Sylvia Jane Trainer who he married on February 12, 1960.

Ron was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1958 and served for a short time in the reserves before being honorably discharged in 1965. His daughter and son were born in 1961 and 1963, respectively. He worked for Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester for 31 years during which time he earned his MBA from the University of Rochester in 1974. While in Rochester he was an avid golfer and enjoyed boating on Lake Ontario. He retired as a Manager of Distribution in 1989. He also served on the Planning Board for the town of Greece for several years.

Ron and his wife spent their retirement in Davenport, Florida. Ron enjoyed reading, golfing, and spending vacations at the beach with his children and grandchildren. He never missed his grandchildren's dance recitals, plays, concerts, or graduations and was their biggest fan at their soccer, football, and hockey games. After 18 years in Florida, he and Sylvia moved back to the Atlanta area in 2015 to be near family. He had recently taken an interest in bird-watching, gardening, and target shooting with various slingshots in the backyard.

Ron is preceded in death by his parents Archie and Marie. He is survived by his wife Sylvia of 58 years; daughter and son-in-law Sharon Mazeau Rinaudo (Joseph) and son and daughter-in-law Stuart Anthony Mazeau (Cheryl); sister Jacqueline Anderson; grandchildren Katelyn Rinaudo, Emily Jane Rutledge (Cory), Matthew Joseph Rinaudo (Veronica), Codey Anthony Mazeau, Derek Julian Mazeau, Courtney Marie Mazeau, and Rosalea Grace Rinaudo; as well as great-grandchildren Aliyah Shaye Rutledge, Keigan Finley Rutledge, and baby Rinaudo due in June 2018.

In lieu of flowers, you may donate to Katie Rinaudo, missionary to Paraguay. Checks should be made out to Greater Heights Baptist Church. Please memo Katie Rinaudo on the check. You may also give online to www.ghbcc.org, click the Online Giving tab, select Missions and memo Katie Rinaudo.