Ronald de Lugo (August 2, 1930 – July 14, 2020) was an American politician. He was the first
Delegate from the
United States Virgin Islands
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to the
United States House of Representatives
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. Ron de Lugo's parents were Puerto Ricans. Mr. De Lugo's grandfather owned a hardware store and gun dealership in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. Ron's parents were living in New Jersey at the time Ron was born and also lived in the Virgin Islands as civil servants. He was born in
Englewood, New Jersey
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, and attended the
Colegio San José,
Puerto Rico
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. He served in the
United States Army
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as a program director and announcer for the
Armed Forces Radio Service. He worked at
WSTA radio in
St. Thomas and also at WIVI in
St. Croix. He was a Virgin Islands territorial Senator, a