Passed away on Wednesday, September 30, 2020.
SERVICES: Memorial Visitation at Kutis Affton Chapel, 10151 Gravois Rd., Saturday, October 10, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. A memorial service will be on Saturday, October 10 at 3:00 p.m. Burial of cremains will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to V.A. Housing.
Ray was an amazing friend. Who would have thought a city boy and a redneck would be the best of friends. There you have it. For the past 12 years we hardly went two days without talking to each other. I mis him so much, but I’m happy he’s not in pain anymore. I was blessed to have known you bro. I love you.
I only knew Ray for a couple of years. We met at the Re-hab gym at Christ Memorial Lutheran Church. After our sessions, we sat and talked about all the problems of the world, and I was amazed at Ray’s knowledge on a range of topics. He was very animated when he talked about the driverless trucks they are now testing.
I was put on Amiodarone, for Afib, which it was never approved for, by the FDA. When I mentioned this to Lisa, she said that was the drug that burned Ray’s lungs.
I had six of the many side effects, and begged to be taken off of the drug. I was on it for one month and stopped this past Tuesday.
Ray will be missed for his upbeat outlook, and affable personality. I am sorry for your loss, and I wish I had known him longer.
Don’t know what to say , Can’t tell you when we met it just happened Ray and myself worked for Tyson Foods as over the road drivers , what I can tell you from the time we met we were friends . We spent many nights talking about everything the world could throw at person and about nothing at all . One of my favorite memories I will hold dear is the passion Ray had about his boy hood town of St Louis Mo. , loved his telling of his history. We had found some common interest in the way that the trucking industry is headed and what it might look like in the future, I will miss his insight . One night we were discussing old television shows and come to find out we both enjoyed the show Emergency, Raymond was so excited to share the knowledge and the show’s historical features. As we go thru this world we know people and then we find friends that stay within our memory for life , I have met a lot of persons but few I would call friends like Raymond was , Heaven has gained a son , brother, and a friend, until we meet again… Kmg365 ..