Ralph H.

Earlier this week, Ralph H, an icon in the recovery community, passed to the other side.  He was sober 52 years when he died at 92.

I met him in January 1991 when I got sober at EVAC, the detoxification center he managed for several years close to downtown Mesa on Bellview Street, where he served as Clinical Director.

Ralph worked in the recovery field for a few years before he decided to get serious about changing and began to learn how to incorporate recovery into his daily life.  And that's when his recovery took off.  He became a regular at meetings and sponsored many men in 52 years, changing countless lives.

After I'd been sober for a few years, I decided I needed a new sponsor and asked him for guidance in the program.  He stuck with me until his death.

I'll miss him for sure.  But what he taught me will stay forever.

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