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Cutey Duane Loken
is how I picture Ronald.

Ronald was not part of any original
Beauty and the Beast story lines.
I added him,
thinking Ronald added to Vincent's story, by
having a buddy to relate to.

Ronald was a tunnel resident,
who was a few years older than Vincent,
and was quite handsome.

He had long black hair,
and eyes so dark brown,
they too looked black!

He was of Sioux Indian descent,
with an excellent build
and stood nearly as tall as Vincent.

Prior to coming to the tunnels,
he had been an accountant
and had quite a lucrative career.
And the Wong's were one of his clients.

But sadly, his life was to be changed by a
tragedy.

The tragedy occurred about 10 years ago,
when he was out of town on business.
He had lost his family
in a house fire.

For years,
Ronald blamed himself
for not being there to save them.

A tragedy he has never gotten over,
and had altered his life forever.

And because the Wong's wanted to help
Ronald find purpose in life again
they introduced him to Jacob,
and because of moving to the tunnels,  Jacob
and the tunnel community,
he was finding his way once more.
Ronald