Personal Life

Ron married Diana Valerie Killey in September 1957 and had two children, Janette Alexander Killey (b. 1958) who became a professional ballerina, and John Neil Killey (b. 1963) who enjoys some success in amateur car racing with the Sports Car Club of America in the U.S.A.

Ron was a career civil servant with the Isle of Man Government, having resumed after his national service with the RAF. He started as a temporary clerk at the General Registry and then moved to the Revenue Office - the former income tax payments section. An appointment as assistant clerk at the Water Board followed in 1952. He remained there until 1971 when he transferred to the Assessment Board as executive officer grade 2. The next move came five years later, this time to the Highway Board as executive officer grade one. He stayed in the department acting as assistance secretary to the Board, Clerk to the Road Traffic Commissioners; secretary to the Road Safety Committee; and Registrar of the Driving Instructors Register, as well as dealing, latterly, with airport leases. He retired from the Department of Highways, Ports and Properties in 1989

Ron died on 27th May 2014 in the Springfield Grange Care Center on the Isle of Man after a long battle with Alzheimer's. His is buried at the Braddan Cemetery just outside of Douglas on the Island.