John Ronald (Ronnie) Poore, age 74, of Huntingtown, Maryland passed away at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. on May 13, 2014. He was born in 1939 in Prince Frederick, MD to the late John William and Ethel Ruth Poore (nee. Gibson).

Ronnie married his wonderful wife, the late Elizabeth (Beth) Lewis Emerson in 1968 at Central Presbyterian Church in Towson, MD. They were married for 38 years when Beth passed away in 2005. Together, they had two loving daughters, Rhonda and Missy.

Ronnie was raised on a tobacco farm in Huntingtown. Some of his childhood friends include his cousin John Cox, Moony Harris, John Brady, and Carl Bowen. After graduating from Calvert High School, Ronnie attended Western Maryland College where he received his college degree. After graduating from college, he became a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in the Nuclear Weapons Program. After his time in the military, Ronnie became a door-to-door salesman for Jewel T. He worked very hard toward his dream of owning his own business. Ronnie and Beth were automotive repair and towing business owners for nearly all of their married life. The last automotive business (RPM Automotive, Huntingtown, MD) was owned in partnership with their son-in-law, Michael Jenkins.

Ronnie is survived by Rhonda Jenkins (and her husband Michael) and Missy Nice (and her husband Donald). He had 5 grandchildren: Tabatha Rose Merrill, Benjamin Aloysius Jenkins, Alexander Michael Jenkins, Dawson Lee Nice, and Katelynn Elizabeth Nice; and great grandchildren Aidan, Ember and Lyla. Ronnie is also survived by his sister Joyce Stefancik. He will be dearly missed by his friends and family.