Ronnie Erwin Watson

Ronnie "GP" Erwin Watson, age 87, born in Beaumont TX, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 12, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. Ronnie attended Lamar University, where he met the love of his life, Gretchen Burner and received a degree in civil engineering. Ronnie and Gretchen married shortly after graduation, and eventually settled in Little Rock, Arkansas, where they raised their two children, Alice and Warren. Ronnie served as an engineerfor the Federal Highway Administration and worked on the Little Rock Trolley project. The infrastructure he helped to establish in this project is still in use today.

In 2007, Ronnie and Gretchen moved to Denver to live with their daughter and young grandson, Brandon Wrenn Gosch. Spencer William Gosch was born shortly a year later. Ronnie and Gretchen lived happily in Denver alongside their growing family. Ronnie cherished simple days with his grandsons, very most of all taking Spencer golfing and fishing. In his final months, Ronnie lived with Gretchen, Alice, Brandon, and Spencer.

Ronnie is survived by his family mentioned above, his sister, Pam Melton and her 5 children, Laura, Brain, Jennifer, Carolyn and Lane.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Spencer's school, a small private high school which has been a miracle for Spencer and many others. Ronnie always looked forward to picking Spencer up and hearing all about his school day. Donations can be made at https://www.coloradogives.org/organization/acceleratedschools