Jan 11, 2021
Ronald “Ron” H. Cardoza, passed from this life into eternal life at age 82 on January 3, 2021, at his Sun City Center, FL, home with his loving family around him.
He was born in Boston on July 31, 1938 and was the son of Henry Cardoza and Eva (Roderick) Cardoza. He entered the military after graduation and served with the 101st Airborne Division. He later went to college in California receiving his AA in Business. In 1980, Ron returned to Massachusetts to pursue his interest in law enforcement. He used his GI benefit to receive his BS degree in Criminal Justice at UMass-Boston. Cardoza served as a patrolman for the Wareham Police Department before resigning in 1967. He also attended the Massachusetts State Police Academy and eventually accepted a position as a U.S. Law Enforcement Agent and secured a position with the U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA) as a Compliance Officer/Special Investigator in the Boston region as well as the states of Georgia and Fl