Ralph was married to Emie for 59 years before his passing in 2009. They raised 8 children and although Emie may have ruled the roost, Ralph's domain was the garage. Ralph passed his work ethic and love of helping others on to his children. He was not a man of many words but showed his love through action. He was the first person there to help when friends or family had a project. Ralph had all the tools and skills to make any project a success. Ralph was also secretly a really good baker and would make bread a lot when bread makers were really popular back in the day. He was also known for the family's oatmeal crisp cookie recipe. I don't think it was his recipe but he usually made them so they became known as his.