Ralph is the father of murdered son Tom Myers. A U.S. Army Veteran, husband of the late Francine, and father of Maria. Ralph started writing poetry as a part of his grief after his son was murdered in 1993. Ralph, now retired, was a business owner of a moving company, elected Chairman of the California Moving & Storage Association, and became heavily involved in the crime victims' rights movement after his son was murdered. He has served on the Board of Directors for Justice for Homicide Victims, The Nicole Parker Foundation, and California-based M.O.V.E. (Memory of Victims Everywhere). He also helped establish the LAPD Crisis Response Team for the West Valley Division. He also served as a chapter leader of the Los Angeles Chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, a grief support group.