Ronald Barron, 40

To my friend Looney,
I can't believe it has come to this, my mind has accepted it but my heart will not. You were the one to encourage me, you were the one that believed in me. You placed it upon your heart to buy film cameras for me when I finished film school at which I could not afford at the time. I could never thank you enough for that!

Not only do I have memories of you now in my head but I also have footage on film of you in which I can share with others. I love you bro! Dog, Ant, Puppet, JuJu and Vic we have all lost a great brother.

Your friend Dex.

rest in peace Homie! GOD Chose to call you home at a time in your life when he could tell you JOB WELL DONE. I really beleive that. Gone but not forgotten...

Ronnie was more than a homie to me he was my friend. I learned a lot from him. He represented change and growth which he not only preached but lived it. I'll always have you with me love one.

We buried you yesterday in Grand Fashion you were truly Heaven sent. To all who knew him Please continue what he started you all have Young Homeboys EACH 1 TEACH 1 take the time out to teach these youngsters about Respect and the right way. To Jim Brown Thank You . Muhammed Ali's daughter spoke beautifully. Like she said her Dad was a Champion in the ring but Looney was a Champion on the streets.. To his son who is Graduating College this yr you are a remarkable young man. To his daughter stay strong you will be alright you have a Great Angel to look out for you.

I hate to hear this,even tho I didn't know you i weep for someone that was about CHANGE,no matter what the race was,this guy had a good heart,may he recieve his Crown in Glory

R.I.P

to all u bangers that wont turn away from your ways...THE LORD SEES ALL,U WILL B DEALT WITH,IN JESUS NAME

I want to pay my respects to this man. He represents the streets and the struggles that they entail. More importantly he represents what a man is capable of when he is driven by passion, integrity, and a big heart. His selfless commitment to make a change should be an example to every man. May your family be blessed. Rest in Peace.

Like the old saying goes what goes around comes around. Karma baby. This guy did so much damage to society its ironic that he died trying to stop some kid tagging. I wonder what he would've done 20 years ago if someone tried to stop him from putting MFGC on the wall?

elbergudo, That was his hood, so if he choose to do it now or back when he was a juvenile that was his choice. but the tagger had no business over there, he was better off hittin in byo self hood, The mansfields to active especially the cats from 13-25.

So sad. I did not know Mr. Barron, but it is always inspiring and hopeful to see someone make the sort of progress and transformation he clearly did. Even more impressive was his choice to stay and try to make the community a better place.
I feel for his family and his friends. LA has truly lost a force for good.
My condolences.
-John M

People can be so mean but this man changed his life and his children are going in the right direction at this time the family doesnt want to hear the negativity(Elbergudo)the pass is the pass and ths man will be judged by his today

I have to agree with "Latoya". He did change his life was actively helping to make things better.

BLOODS FOREVER..........

He was a good dude! But most importantly he pushed change out here inside these Hoods that I call Concrete Jungles and these days it takes the heart of a true Soldier to stand up for righteousness. We Love u Soldier! And i Salute You. Until we meet again on the other side I"ll continue the work down here! You rest Brotha, Job Well Done! Much Love And Respect! Tim Bone!

RIP. To a real one!

Harris, what a brilliant statement. One of the best I have ever read in this blog.

Now we know why so many people are murdered and terrorized by gangs.

We are dealing with insanity and dysfunction on a grand scale. These gangsters are like the nazi's at the end of the second world war. Proud of the havoc they did and proud to let the world know about it.

If he was a real activist how come he did'nt walk over to the tagger and talk to him instead of trying to bully and scare hiim. The little kid was just a tagger but the thing mr.barron did not know he was a tagger with a gun if he was really trying for the tagger to stop wrtting graffity he should have confronted him and handled it different instead of trying to show off in front of his hoodlum buddies. Remember the saying you live by the gun you die by the gun or what goes around comes around. One last comment lol do you people know what (Elbergudo) means lol.

South Central. were you listening in on what was said between Mr. Barron and the accused murderer?

Did you ever consider that the tagger was a true sociopath who was armed for one reason .... to kill?

— SOUTH CENTRAL...jumping to conclusions. The story said nothing about a tagger being punked by a male. To assume the tagger is a kid is a misconception. I know of 30yr old taggers. They have a kid mentality but they are not kids. People take risks in this case it seems he did to "possibly" reach out to the tagger as stated "A former Crips gang member who police said transformed himself by working to steer others away from lives of violence". He could have been trying to reach out to another person but unfortunately it cost him his life. Sad to hear these stories. Elbergudo = the huge dong.

I FEEL REAL INTERVENTION IS WHEN YOU STOP YOUR OWN LIL HOMIES FROM SHOOTING AND KILLING PEOPLE,NOT SENDING THEM ON MISSIONS AND HIDING BEHIND YOUR SO CALLED ACTIVISM.

syscom3, I bet if you were tagging out on the streets u would be strapped too. I would, you never know if you run into your rivals. You weren't their either so we don't know what was said. But I doubt "LOON" asked him nicely to stop tagging. It probably went something like "Hey Mutha F**ca stop hittin up in my HOOD, this is MFGC Hood" and like South Central said kid got scared probably thought he was going to get jumped or blasted at and he capped first. Self-defense. These so called gang interventionists are just an extention of their gangs. This is another way to work the system for our tax dollars to legitimize themselves in society. All those tax dollars are used to help their homies fund their illegal activities. Like I wrote before KARMA. This guy had it coming too him. Payback is a b**ch.

People come from many walks of life. The best teachers are the experienced teachers. SO WHAT if he was an ex-Gang Banger. God delivered him from that and gave him another chance to give back to the community. These types of people are in all types of sectors. ELberGudo how do you know what took place there. You stated that you dont think LOON asked him nicely to stop tagging. It sounds like to me you are on the other end of this murder and might have some information on the person who took his life. Sounds like to me you might know this person or it might have been one of your friends or maybe even you since you would be strapped if you were out tagging. You expressed some details in your blogs that only an assoicate of the murder would know. UMMMM. The tongue is a very dangerous muscle. Maybe you should hold your tongue. LOON REST in Peace brother and continue to do your work from heaven. If god can deliver prostitutes, drug dealers, murders, abusive parents etc. I know he delivered you. SO many people talk crap in safe places and wont bust a GRAPE in the name of Welch's!!! KEEp your negative feedback.

Rest in Paradise Ronnie Barron......Please keep all negative feedback off this page. Start your OWN blog on your OWN page if that is how u stongly feel. One Hun!

South central sounds like one of those gang bang'in morons himself.

Im sorry to hear of his passing especially after hearing he was attempting to turn his life around.Gangstas,Thugs,Cons,Felons,If you truly are trying to turn your life around,you have to cut some SPOTS and HOMIES loose to make that transition. RIP "LOONEY"&"BABY LOONEY" MFH.

OG CRASH.

MrsUneducatedwoman, same old lame excuse about "He was such a good guy and so what if he was a gangster. Well if he was such a "good guy" I wonder why he is 6 feet under he should've called the cops he could've described to them what he was wearing and what direction he fled.Wilshire division is just around the corner from where this happened but because he is "OG Looney" he taught he could punk this "ESE" with his so called "HOOD" . . By the way I can't hold my tongue while I'm typing. I don't speak my mind I only type the truth that I see out here in reality(streets of L.A.). Stop whining the kid got caught go visit him at Men's Central and ask him personally what happened.UMMMMMMM

Outraged father theres no need to try to insult me i was just stating my opinion of what i think must have happen and yes i am a gang member but im not a moron. Mr.barron was a gang member so he new how the streets are now anyone could have a gun. And too Mrseducatedwoman you talk about how god delivered mr.barron but then you talk about busting a GRAPE you Mrseducatedwoman remind me of the people that go to church every week but still rob,murder,cheat,lie,use drugs etc and just because you go to church you think its all right that god forgives you that what ever you do its ok as long as you go to church your just a hypocrite so dont preach what you dont live

Now GOD is going to save the tagger. The gang interventionist(Brother Looney) got the call from GOD to intervine in the tagging so that the tagger could turn to GODs kingdom and be saved from "HELL". GOD gave up on the interventionist(Brother Looney)so he gave him up to the DEVIL! GOD went for the easy save(tagger). These days GOD has to cut back too you know. LOL What does GOD have to do with this story? For what we know Brother Looney should be in "HELL" remember this a**hole did so much damage to society how do we know he was in GODS embrace Mrs Uneducated woman? Rememeber what GOD said an eye for an eye. Deuteronomy 19:21

ElberGudo!! Looney saved hundreds of lives. I personally know may teenagers who have turned their lives around under Looney's influence and went on to go on to live full and productive lives. How many lives have you saved? ELBERGUDO... You are the DEVIL!! 100% negative ... quoting Bible verses but you don't even know God is about forgiveness and second chances! Looney was in schools talking to youth, showing them that violence is not the way. You are hiding behind your computer spreading negativity. Ask yourself: who is going to hell?

Looney stood for LOYALTY and LOVE! Too bad your negative life will never be touched by the light that he was. Just know my brother had the biggest heart and he would even dignify someone like you with conversation. It is obvious you never met him.

ElberGudo!! Looney saved hundreds of lives. I personally know may teenagers who have turned their lives around under Looney's influence and went on to go on to live full and productive lives. How many lives have you saved? ELBERGUDO... You are 100% negativity ... quoting Bible verses but you don't even know God is about forgiveness and second chances! Looney was in schools talking to youth, showing them that violence is not the way. You are hiding behind your computer spreading negativity. Ask yourself: who is going to hell?

Looney stood for LOYALTY and LOVE! Too bad your negative life will never be touched by the light that he was. Just know my brother had the biggest heart and he would even dignify someone like you with conversation. It is obvious you never met him.

My question to you is how many lives did he negatively impacted Loonlove? You obviously know him personally well why don't you type all the crimes he commited before he found "GOD" as you say you must've been there too or are you one of his so called saves or interveenees? Has there been any restitution made too any of his many victims or their families? Why is it when one of these so called exgangmembers turn into gang interventionist or whatever gets killed people make a big deal about it? I'm glad I didn't get to know this fool! Remember GOD has nothing to do with this. You live by the sword, die by the sword. Matthew 26:52. Don't use your acceptance to God to justify your past wrongs. "Know I believe in GOD forgive me" is an old lame excuse to cop out from any problems you encounter in life. Unfortunately GOD couldn't intervine on OG Loons mistake to confront the tagger that night. LOL

Just ask yourself Elbergudo... how many lives have you touched in a positive manner today.. you sit behind your computer and LOL about a changed man's murder.. a father who leaves behind a family... just know that this too will come back on you. But in the spirit of my brother Looney... I will pray for your pitiful existence to see some light and perhaps some love one day. You sound deprived of these things. I assume you consider yourself a victim, cause you sound like one! Here's some free knowledge: you don't have to be. You can take charge over your own life. You can free yourself from the bitterness, hatred and darkness that you represent right now.
If only you would've known Looney, I feel sorry for you. Hope you get better soon.

R.I.P LOONEY .... WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!

R.I.P. Looney!.. Don't worry about the losers that hate on you! ..... Great people always have haters. Continue your work from heaven!! I will miss you man!

Loonlove, for your info. I coach kids in youth sports and talk to them about the dangers of gangbangin. Why do I have to be a changed person to be a positive influence in youth lives? Do I have to be a so called exgangmember to be an influentual person? Why should I have sympathy for fools that don't have respect for society or their fellow man and then turn around and say "Oh, I'm a changed man now"? It was his choice to gangbang no one forced him to join a gang. Stop using GOD as an excuse to justify his past. The price he paid ultimately was with his life. May glory be to GOD. Amen

MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT LOON!!! Much peace on your new journey... YOU ARE MISSED BUT YOUR WORK ON EARTH LIVES ON!!!

LOVE YOU and miss you already!! You made us so proud by leading the way in making your community a better place.. and I know you're doing the same in heaven.

XOXO... Love..ALWAYS!

If you can change one life...If we all could just help one person...What a world this would be...Job well done!!I only pray I am able to do 1% of what you did...You will be missed Much love Looney...

Angie

Looney! Thinking of you..heartbroken, missing you, but happy for all you gave to the world.. I love you forever!

ElberGudo. You truely are an ignorant fool. It is people like you who hinder progression. Do not speak as if you are a man of God if you do not grasp the concept of being forgiven. You are misinterpreting the Bible. The main theme of the Bible is forgiveness, yet you contradict your claim to God with your words. Do yourself a favor and educate yourself before mocking the death of a man who risked his life, preventing others from making the mistakes he did. I dont know the man but he is an inspiring story and drives me to use this life i have been given to help others. I'll pray that you will come to this realization. Thank you Looney

I don't really know how people in nice neighborhoods,think that we who grew up as once...the bad people in society,that did so much wrong,don't have the right to change our lives around.Instead of questioning our past,LOOK FOR YOUR SELF and you will have your answers.Since the early 1990's killing have dropped,thanks to guys like the man your judging.Maybe you should thank him for your kids making it home with less chances of getting murdered.Than after you thank him,thank God for helping people like him change there lives around,that way when you see people like him on the street you can shake his hand,instead of being scared by him.I did not know this man...but admire his good doings.

I am missin you uncle Looney. I am sorry I couldnt see you befroe you died. Mariah misses you also, and its very disrespectful how all you people can have something to say about a dead man that did so much for Los Angeles in the past years he changed his life. Will miss you dearly.
Rip Uncle Looney
We all miss you.
Robert and Mariah Snead

Rest In Peace big looney thax for all the help u gave me and everybody else at jonas everyone else is thankful as well

MISSING YOU TONIGHT!!! LOVING YOU ALWAYS AND WITH ALL MY HEART!! You are forever #1... and your legacy will live on forever!

Happy Birthday baby! Top of the Morning! Wish you were still here. I MISS U SO MUCH. I LOVE YOU.
RIP.

Happy Birthday Love! I know your celebrating in heaven.. Love you and miss you, and moving forward with your spirit!!

Let us not forget that as we look for the source of the problem it is simple to blame the young men that are out there living a life that they were born into. Sure each man must be responsible for his own actions in the end. Do remember though that some one is out there profitting off of this dysfunction. There is money made out of the mayhem and ignorance;for one thing, the Prison Industrial Complex and everything connected with it. While we who are from the neighborhoods feel the pain of death and dysfunction of our youth someone else is probably saying "Another death, another conviction another dollar."

Andre-

It's always an easy out to blame some grand conspiracy theory or chalk it up to "the man" "needing to hold someone down". What is your remedy? Decriminalizing murder, assault, rape, etc? If anything, people like syscom's comments are part of the SOLUTION in these neighborhoods to this BS.

Either way.....if you truly believe in this evil "Prison Industrial Complex" conspiracy theory, then beat THE MAN! Don't join a gang, don't break the law=DON'T GO TO PRISON!!! We all have choices to make every day in our lives, and millions of people make the right ones everyday.

What Andre wont talk about is the people in these violent parts of the city, that vote in the same do nothing politicians year after year after year. And those politicians they do vote for often do everything opposite of what could improve the economic and educational prospects of the citizens.

Change must first begin with the people of those neighborhoods and a perfect start is to demand accountability from the elected representatives and not be afraid of "voting for some other party".

People like syscom is the solution. How he is just an ordinary person who trolls on the homicide report, as if hes on a mission or something. Not a leader by any means. In his own words a pessimist.

How can you think I troll on this blog? I have been an active participat for a couple of years now.

Am I the solution? Nope. The solution to the gang problem lies with the people who live in the killing zones. All I can do is support law enforcement to keep these sociopaths out of the neighborhoods like mine, where they are not wanted.

Am I on a mission? Yes. I refuse to be silent when I see it.

By the way, Mr. Barron seems to have turned his life around only to be snuffed out by a violent sociopath. Bad luck for Mr. Barron. And bad luck for the taxpayers who will now have to support this miscreant for decades.

hey Babe,

I know you're with God, but it's still hard to accept.
I miss you more then you could ever imagine!!

You live forever in my heart!! Love always and forever.

looney tune this is yo patna sleepy leon taft reaching out to you.as you can see im on line now.something you advised me to do some time ago.the first thing i did was look up amer-i-can and i went straight to you.as you can see it dont stop.im still doing the work.im going to cut the strings to this so it can fly your way.much love.

I think about you everyday. I miss you alot. I can't wait til we meet again its gonna be a match made in heaven foshow.

Hey Lil Loon,
I haven't grieved like I should I'm still soooo hurt about Cooley. It took me six years to get back home and I came home to bury you WOW. I miss you and I can still hear you calling my name. RIP baby tell Marcus I said Hola.
Tati-Tee

It saddens me to read all the hate that people have in their hearts nowadays...As I read through the blogs I see some of you speak with so much ignorance and assumptions...He never approached the child aggressively and if you knew him personally you would have known that after he changed his life he was never a supporter of violence and always kept a positive attitude...His favorite quote was " TELL ME THE GOOD PART" =) He was in a really good mood the night the he was killed not a angry bone in his body! His smile lit up the whole room! I would just appreciate if you would not speak about him in a disrespectful way and let him rest in peace at this point. We are still grieving from losing such a beautiful person in our family....He was loved by many...As you can see... So its obvious that he had touched many peoples hearts in many different ways. Please respect that. If you dont have anything nice to say please dont say anything at all...Thank You ...God Bless...R.I.P. Ronnie..Gone But Never Forgotten...Love Ro....

Well said Monica! To know him was to love him, the world has lost a bright light! Ronnie was all about helping, reaching out and bringing people together... We will never forget him, and the best way to honor his memory is to live like he did.. with compassion and love!!

RIP Ronnie... Love and miss you so much!

I love and miss you sooo much uncle ronnie! you will forever have a lasting impression on me. the talk you had with me hours before you left this earth, i will never forget! i feel so special cause i got to celebrate my birthday with you and i was the last person you made an impact on. LOVE YOU UNCLE RONNIE !!!

Missed you so much this last weekend of the summer... No one compares to you! Love always,...

Looney!.. Happy Holidays in Heaven... you are missed a whole lot!!

Ron I miss you soo much, words cannot describe.

Skipp Townsend & I'm one of those people that Ronnie touched. I was a tow truck driver given no thought to my past, it was what it was. However when I heard Ronnie speak about developing a desire for success and then that desire will dictate the level of success achieved, I knew that he had chosen the right path, so I parked the truck and joined him and Bo Taylor to help others in the call for peace. If not for Ronnie Barron I would have never became a solution to the eradication of violence, I would have just continued my path of self preservation. He was a messenger with a great message. All praises to God for the life of Ronnie Barron & Darren Bo Taylor.

Wow! A positive comment about a former gang member from syscom; now ain't that something. Keep that up and I just may have to rethink my opinion of you.

May you R.I.P. Looney. I don't know you personally, but I wan't to take this opportunity to thank you. It's because of people like you that this world is transitioning into becoming a better place for our future generations to come. It's saddened to the realization of our world that we all have potential to maximize our life's to the greatest extent. I really hope the Amer-I-Can program continues on doing what they do best and that's building a better America... one person at a time. I would like if everyone would visit www.thevenusproject.com for solution to these type of problems not only going around our neighborhood but all throughout the world. Thank you and may you rest in peace my friend.

I felt goosebumps after I read this article. I can't be more touched in how sad it is for his girlfriend and family. I knew "looney" he took his valuable time to teach me the decision making process when I was in self-doubt. He showed me that there is hope, faith, and love when I decided to be part of a positive change and leave behind my self-doubt. It is very sad to hear this news. I still will carry on to be self-determined and believe in a spiritual supernatural power above heaven. This program can open your eyes and see ur own light. I'm rich within myself and motivates me to think proficiently when I'm at work, school, church, family or with friends. I commit to provide myself with a better understanding how to support and apply new methods of worksmanship. Looney u will be remember by ur great efforts and being a great mentor and guide in my life. Thanks same goes to every member in the amer-i-can program! "NO GUTS, NO GLORY"

I can't believe it's been overtwo years since"LOONEY" passed. I hope that this is noticed. HOWEVER if not it's ok. AS I only need to say it . RONNIE BARRON was a human being WHO made many mistakes inn his life. HE DID TURN HIS LIFE AROUND AND HELPED MANY YOUNG PPL GO IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HE SHOWED THEM THAT SOMEONE CARED IN A WORLD WHERE FEW DO. HE GREW UP IN A WORLD FILLED WITH POVERTY AND VIOLENCE AND HE REACTED ACCORDINGLY. WHO ELSE COULD UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUNG PPL IN LA ARE GOING THRU. AND YES HE CARED VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE PPL IN THE WORLD. STILL, KNOW THAT HE was proud OF where HE CAME FROM. SOME CALLED HIM A HERO, SOME CAN SAY HE WAS DUMB TO DO WHAT HE DID THAT CAUSED HIS LIFE TO END. I SAY THAT IT WAS A MISTAKE THAT THOUGH IT COST HIM HIS LIFE IT WAS MEANT WITH GOOD INTENTIONS.
I THINK ABOUT HIM from time to time am happy that I was FORTUNATE to know him and to call him friend.

Wish he left enough impact through his so called intervention to stop his lil homies from killing the pregnant mother on Corning.