pretty smart. Do what Mom says, and you won't go far wrong." After the Captain Penny show had its final broadcast on September 4, 1971, Penfound served as weekend weatherman and staff announcer at WEWS. He was also the public address announcer for the Cleveland Indians from 1969-72. Upon leaving the station in 1972, Penfound worked as a sales manager and sportscaster for WKBK in Keene, New Hampshire for one year, before moving to Florida, where he worked in both radio and television. Personal life Penfound married Gail Gilmore in 1951 and had one child, Amy, but their marriage ended in divorce in 1959. He then married Phyllis Yoder Hunter in 1960, with the couple having two children, Tracy and Matthew. Phyllis committed suicide on May 10, 1964, when she jumped off the Cuyahoga River Bridge of the Ohio Turnpike in nearby Summit County. On May 20, 1967, Penfound married JoAnn Dudas and had two children, Julie and Samantha. Death Although Captain Penny never appeared on camera with a cigarette, Ron Penfound was a cigarette smoker. He died of lung cancer in Naples, Florida, on September 16, 1974. He was 47. External links Captain Penny at TV Acres Ron Penfound at Encyclopedia of Cleveland History Television in Cleveland People from Elyria, Ohio People from Naples, Florida Kenyon College alumni 1927 births 1974 deaths Deaths from lung cancer in Florida University of Denver alumni