Ronald Jay Aust, 69, passed away peacefully the evening of Jan. 21, 2021. He was born July 9, 1951, in Chehalis, Washington, and was the only son of Dorothy Winters and Ralph Aust.
Ron graduated from Chehalis W.F. West High School, class of 1969. He obtained his master’s degree in educational technology from Western Washington University. Following graduation, he taught high school in Vancouver, B.C., before going to the University of Washington. There, he obtained his PHD in educational technology, and won the Outstanding Dissertation Award for that year.
After graduation, he accepted an offer to teach at the University of Kansa in Lawrence. He retired in 2018, after teaching there for 32 years. Ron graduated many PHD students over the years. It was his passion to teach, and he changed many lives doing so. Ron enjoyed fitraveling, skiing, windsurfing and especially loved spending time with his family and friends.
Ron is survived by his mother, Dorothy Winters; sisters, Cheryl Carroll and Pam Hogan; two nephews, John Carroll and Kyle Richey; and one niece, Shannon Carroll.
Ron will be inurned at 12 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at Lone Hill Cemetery in Toledo, Washington. A potluck gathering will immediately follow the graveside service at Kemp Olson Memorial Park, located on South Sixth Street in Toledo.
