My computer is my primary source of news, entertainment, and information. Suffered a major computer melt-down a little over a week ago, and wasn't able to log on until last night, and Ron's death was the first piece of news I received when I finally logged on. What a bummer.
Ron wasn't just a celebrity to me. He was a Facebook friend (one of my first) and we had several common friends in real life as well. (Primarily NY stage actors). When I logged on to Facebook today for the first time in over a week, practically my whole wall was full of stories about his passing. It was a nasty and totally unexpected surprise.
I'm glad that the article in the OP mentioned his artwork. Most people didn't know about that, but he really was a talented illustrator, and was a master with technical pens and art markers. That, more than anything, was one of the reasons I first sought him out on Facebook.
He was a good guy, and will be missed.