Ronald E. Forrest, Jr. 60 of Newark passed away Tuesday July 13, 2021 at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was born August 27, 1960 in Columbus, OH.

He was employed as the operations manager at Shriver Construction, LLC. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing, camping and gardening. He loved to cook. He liked prospecting and was fond of Harley Motorcycles. He was an avid Cleveland Browns fan. His favorite time was spent with his son, Liam.

Survivors include his life partner, Angela Martin; son, Liam Ray Forrest; sisters, Robin (Ty) Fink, Carolyn Forrest; nieces and nephews, Jenny, Cameron, Sammy, Jesse, Shane, Christine and Holly.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest Ray and Carol Pauline New; sisters, Cindy Forrest, Tammy Higley; infant brother, Christopher Forrest.

A visitation will be observed Friday July 16, 2021 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Newark Chapel of Vensil & Chute Funeral Home 1850 West Main Street.

The family requests memorial contributions to the Autism Society Central Ohio. www.autismcentralohio.org