Though Ronald Josephson wasn’t from Wareham, he docked his boat in Onset, and was known to many in the boating community there, both as a boater and as a friend.

Bob White, a Wareham resident and co-host of Wareham’s Coffee Hour, a weekly forum held at the Wareham Memorial Library, said that he knew Josephson, and that he was sad to hear of his passing on Saturday after a boating accident off of Marion.

“He was a friend of ours, and it’s very sobering experience that people are going through right now,” said White.

White said that Josephson was an avid boater, and that he was the first person to sign up for this coming Saturday’s “Blessing of the Fleet” which is a ceremony meant to wish boaters a good year on the water.

“He was going to be the first boat in the parade,” said White. “He was a vocal supporter of it among others in the area, and he even attended (some of the Blessing of the Fleet’s) committee meetings. Basically, he was just a generous guy.”

From Worcester, Josephson owned a manufacturing business as the CEO of Power Glide Marketing, Inc., Power Source Sales, and Apogee Power Sources, Inc., an international company that designs and produces power supplies for electronic equipment.

On January 31, he appeared on Wareham’s Coffee hour, and White said though he was from Worcester, he was always willing to lend a hand or volunteer his time to those in need in the area as well as in his hometown.

In fact, he was recently named one of Quinsigamond Community College’s "50 Guardians,” which include a group of alumni and friends of who have made a difference within the college and broader Worcester communities.

"We are all saddened by the sudden loss of Ron," said Josh Martin, Director of Institutional Communications for Quinsigamond Community College, who said that Josephson was a graduate, professor, member of the alumni advisory board, member of the school's Foundation, and a Trustee as well. "He was a true friend of the college, and of many of us. Ron was deeply involved with the college throughout his life. He will be deeply missed."

“He had a pretty significant of community service in Worcester,” said White. “I really enjoyed being his friend.”

John Cornish, owner of Atlantic Boats, said he also knew Josephson, and he echoed White sentiments, saying that he not only was an avid boater, but also a friend.

“He was a nice, nice man,” said Cornish. “He had a lot of experience out on the water—he was the last one anyone would expect this to happen to. He was a great friend and a great man.”