50 FUN Facts About Ron Lugo, Birthday Boy
1. On his honeymoon in Maui in 1997, Ron aced a HOLE IN ONE at the Kaanapali Golf Course. He’s on the boards, in brass for eternity.
2. Was a gymnast in school and can still do the splits.
3. Ron is the father of the 24th and last grandchild of the Lugo family.
4. Ron is the 7th child of eight.
5. Ron was born in Chicago, south side, baby.
6. Ron was a diver in school and can still do a back flip off the diving board.
7. His favorite bands are Led Zeppelin, James Brown, Jet, Oasis, etc., etc., etc.
8. His favorite movie is a tossup between The Terminator, Back to the Future and the Snapper.
9. His first job was putting together engines.
10. Played pickup hockey as a kid in Chicago and still plays a mean ice hockey.
11. Works on Carlos Santana’s Volvo.
12. Won the “Sexy Dance Contest” in Cabo San Lucas, July 2006.
13. Saved a man’s life with his hydraulic jack, who was pinned under a bobcat.
14. Shot a gopher with a pellet gun.
15. Studied ballet.
16. Dressed up as a woman on Halloween once and almost got a date. With a straight man.
17. Drank with a man in a kilt under the Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
18. Was the only guy on his bachelor party fishing trip that didn’t puke outside the Golden Gate.
19. One of his nicknames is McGyver. He can fix anything with almost nothing.
20. Makes the best BBQ chicken legs on the planet.
21. His fantasy job is a major league baseball player.
22. His favorite teams are the 49ers, Athletics, Warriors and any team Jake plays on.
23. Has been told he looks like Claude Van Dam, Troy Aikman (hates the Cowboys!) and Bill Clinton (they share the same birthday!)
24. Has a donor ACL in his right knee due to a basketball injury.
25. Swam with dolphins in Cancun.
26. Swam in the Phosphoresce Bay in Vieques, Puerto Rico. You must do this once in your life.
27. As a baby his nickname was Eisenhower.
28. Loves to dance.
29. Thinks fishing is God’s sport.
30. Knows the rules of the sport of cricket.
31. Can flip his eyelids inside out, guaranteed to make you sick.
32. Has no tattoos or piercings but lots of scars.
33. Was the only one of his “dogtown” friends in L.A. in the 70s that could do a skateboard hand stand.
34. Apprenticed as a carpenter with his Dad.
35. Was an altar boy at Ascension Episcopalian Church in Chicago.
36. Saved countless life and limb by convincing people to buy Volvos that previously drove little tin can imports.
37. Cried when his first son Jeff was born.
38. Cried when his twin girls were born. He held Monica first, then Amanda.
39. Cried when his second son was born and then said “NO MORE.”
40. Is an unbeatable Scrabble player.
41. Is a cat person.
42. Loves to play “Tin Man” on his guitar.
43. Is three-quarters Puerto Rican Spanish and one-quarter Irish.
44. Thinks in a previous life he was a WWII soldier.
45. Ron has played at the Olympic Club and if you have to ask….
46. Can do a “waterstart” on a windsurf board. His wife taught him.
47. Finally gave up snowboarding and is back on regular skis. He was almost a 50 year old snowboarder.
48. Loves camping of any kind: backpacking, car camping, pop-top camping, four wheel driving, tent camping, backyard camping.
49. His son Jake is a dual citizen between the U.S. and Austraila and if Ron lives there for more than a year, he will be, too.
50. Thanks for celebrating. Ron loves his family and friends more than anything else! Here's to five decades of Ron Lugo and five more!
