Ronald Arthur Dubois, 79, of Barefoot Bay, Florida, (formerly of North Hampton / Manchester, New Hampshire) died January 11, 2026, after an extended fight with pancreatic cancer. He was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on March 20, 1946, the son of Maurice A. Dubois and Violette J. (Labrie) Dubois.

Ron was a graduate of Bishop Bradley High School and then New England College; playing baseball and studying engineering. He served as an Engineer in the Army National Guard (Army Corps of Engineers) and then worked as an engineer with the State of New Hampshire building bridges in the 1970s and then as a network engineer with the phone company (New England Telephone / Nynex / Bell Atlantic / Verizon) from 1978 until his retirement in 2002. He lived for many years “at the beach” in North Hampton, New Hampshire. In the mid-2000s he began travelling to Florida during the winter and for the next 15 years or so spent his time between New Hampshire and Florida until moving full time to Florida in 2021. He was an avid softball player, golfer and cribbage player who was active in his Barefoot Bay Florida community social clubs including The Eagles 4527 and Sebastian River Moose Lodge 1767.

He is survived by his long-time partner Nancy Marrone of Palm Bay, Florida; his son Matthew Dubois and son-in-law Louis Demers of North Yarmouth, Maine; his daughter Amy Rogowicz and son-in-law Waldemar Rogowicz and granddaughter Carly Rogowicz of Bedford, New Hampshire; two sisters, Pauline Green and Diane Bellemore, both of Manchester, New Hampshire; his aunt Jeanette Bourbeau of Tampa, Florida; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A private memorial service will be held for family and friends in New Hampshire at a later date.  The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284, or via dana-farber.org/gift.