Seabrook Beach, NH: Rolando S. "Ron" Saldi, 73, passed away on November 17, 2019, in Chambersburg, PA. Born and raised in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Ron spent much of his life in a home built by his late father on Hillcrest Avenue. Ron is the son of the late Salvatore and Santa (Tarallo) Saldi. He graduated from Haverhill Trade School in 1964.  He worked as a machinist for several years at Raytheon in Andover, MA before joining Western Electric in 1971. It was there that he made his career as a machinist and a member of Local 1365 of the Communication Workers of America, spending almost 35 years with Western Electric and its successor companies, until his retirement from Lucent Technologies.

After his retirement, Ron fashioned himself a snowbird, spending the spring and summer at his home tucked into the sand dunes of Seabrook, NH, and then migrated to south Florida for the fall and winter seasons, where he would crisscross the state to see friends and family. In his journeys, he often travelled through Ohio to connect with his cousins, through Alabama to visit a rescue dog organization he supported and through Georgia to visit and play with his grandchildren.

He loved the outdoors and helping people. Whether he was camping and hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in his younger days with his family, tending to his garden, which always teemed with plump tomatoes, bright red radishes, his favorite kohlrabi and many other vegetables,  playing with his dogs or riding his motorcycle, he loved being outside and close to nature. With a seemingly permanent and welcoming smile, helping others was at Ron's core. In his later years, Ron exhibited great compassion for service to society – openly, willingly and unselfishly helping to foster dogs, working with neighbors to fix homes or tend to yards, and contributing his time to his church, the New England Christian Church in Salisbury, MA.

Ron is survived by, and will be dearly missed and lovingly remembered by his two children, Gina Saldi of Haverhill, MA, and Chris Saldi and his wife, Misty and their two children, Cade and Talianna of Marietta, Georgia, all of whom Ron loved dearly; his three brothers, Joe Saldi of Haverhill, Sam Saldi and his wife, Joann, of Groveland, and Jack Saldi and his wife, Millie of North Hampton, NH; his former wife, Cheryl (Bosse) Watson and her husband, John of Haverhill. Ron is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. In addition to his parents, Ron was predeceased by two sisters, Rose (Saldi) Raneiri of Youngstown, Ohio and Vera (Saldi) Turcotte of Haverhill.

A celebration of Ron's life, and a visitation time to connect with his family and friends, will be held on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, from 11 am until 2 pm at Brookside Chapel & Funeral Home, 116 Main St., Plaistow, NH. His funeral service will  follow at 2:30 pm in the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made, in Ron's name, to the MSPCA at Nevins Farm, 300 Broadway, Methuen, MA MSPCA- Nevins Farm or to the New England Christian Church, 249 Lafayette Road, Salisbury, MA (mailing address P.O. Box 242, Seabrook, NH 03874) . To send a message of condolence to the family, please visit www.brooksidedchapelfh.com .