One Last Reason to Smile with Ronnie Lockhart

Ronnie Lockhart was one Virgin Islander who loved a good joke. Three days before he passed away on Monday at the age of 70, he posted one on his social media page just for laughs or maybe a groan.

It goes like this: God sent an angel down to earth to see how the people were behaving. The angel came back and said 95 percent of them were misbehaving and five percent were good. Wanting to make sure God sent a second angel to check things out. The angel returned with a similar report.

So God decides to send an email to encourage those in the minority. The teller of the tale is asked what the email said. They said they didn’t know because they didn’t get one either.

Lockhart’s friends say he had his share of troubles but also found pleasure in living. Those who knew him growing up recalled lasting friendships. A former business partner spoke of one friendship lasting 40 years.

David Bornn, an attorney on staff at Government House, said he befriended Lockhart in kindergarten at All Saints Cathedral School.

“Ronnie and I went to school together from kindergarten through 12th Grade at All Saints. We were lifers,” he said.

Together with Bornn’s brother Steve, who died in 2018, the trio romped over Synagogue Hill, High Road, and Long Path. “We used that as our playground,” David Bornn said.