Ralph had a marvelous personality and the municipalities liked to work with him. His experience as a City Engineer served him in good stead with the various agencies he dealt with; and they appreciated the fact that he recognized most of their problems, both politically and economically.In addition, Ralph was a quiet, thoughtful man with a flexible approach to problem solving and personal relations. His skills and interests meshed beautifully with those of Archie Rice, to establish an unparalleled sanitary engineering team.