Ronald James “Pete” Liesmann was born on April 27, 1955 in Blanco, Texas in the old courthouse when it was a hospital to Jerome Liesmann and Vera Waugh Liesmann. He married Debbie Schmidt on September 21, 1974 and they made Johnson City their home. At the age of 65 Pete died peacefully in his home surrounded by friends and family on Friday, October 30, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents and grandparents.