Ramona is not my home town just like my wife is not my first love ( childhood sweet heart I call her ).
I moved to Ramona Ca. in 2007 and I met my wife in the year 1996. I was 32 when I met my wife and 43 when we moved to Ramona. either way I see my wife as my first love and I see Ramona as my home town.
Let me explain. San Diego is a town I first moved to in 1982. From '82 to 2000 I made several trips to Julian Ca up highway 67 which turned in to highway 78 in the middle of Ramona. I often wondered, looking at the wooden sidewalks and horse hitching rails all along the main street of Ramona if I might live here someday. I went to work for a company that handled telecommunications for ma bell. one of the C.O.'s (Ma bells main communication offices) was in Ramona which I helped build infrastructure and pull cable. Often times when I took a little break I would look at the houses along the street and wonder which house I might live in. this was between 1999 and 2000. in early 2001 my wife became pregnant and I had an opportunity to move to Scottsdale AZ. We lived in AZ. for about 4 years and had a total of 3 kids all born in AZ. We moved back to San Diego in 2005 and rented a beautiful house in University Heights. In 2007 the house we lived in and rented was going into foreclosure so we decided to buy our own place. My wife, not knowing anything about my love of Ramona decided that was where she wished to look for a new home. We have been living in Ramona for the last 3 years and while we have found a number of putzes we have found more than our share of the most decent people you would ever want to meet.
I tell you all this because I wish to introduce you to the caliber of people that live in Ramona, The average person who lives in Ramona is likely to do their own plumbing and fix their own car or tractor rather than call a plumber or go to a mechanic. Most Ramona residents carry a fixed blade on their belt daily and many have a gun permit for concealed carry. Crime is rather uncommon around here. It does happen but not nearly what happens in the big cities.
Let me get to the point. A young lady of about 12 years old who is a Ramona resident was visiting her Grandma in Texas. while the Grandma was getting gas at a local station a man with a gun tried to kidnap the young lady. The Grandmother, without hesitation, stood between the kidnapper and the girl and was shot for her bravery and selfless love for her Granddaughter. While this is very sad and troubling it is at the same time very heart warming. People like this exist in Ramona. Do they exist elsewhere ?
Here is the story:
Woman dies to save grandchild from killer - SignOnSanDiego.com

God I love this Grandmother.