Birth date: Jan 16, 1945 Death date: Mar 6, 2024
The tide recedes but leaves behind bright seashells on the sand. The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land. The music stops, and yet it echoes on in sweet refrains..... For every joy that passes, something bea Read Obituary
Ray, my wife Sally and I have been friends for nearly 60 years. We all worked together at GTE and Ray and I retired the same day. Sally was one of very few people he would let baby sit his dogs when he and Vi went on vacation. We remained friends with occasional phone calls and weekly emails bantering back and forth. His favorite name for me was “fakakta Jew” and mine for him was … well, I’ll let if go at that! I will miss you my friend, but you leave me with great memories!
Ramon was my best friend, we grew up in Ybor City together. When my mother and I moved to the Projects he was there at the projects more than at his own home. . He married his High School sweetheart Violet and we stayed in touch until I moved to West Virginia. I have been looking for him at every High School Reunion and could not find him. Last year after searching for him for many years, my daughter Laren finally found his address in Tampa, I was so happy to be able to reconnect with Ray and spend sometime with him. So last year I went to Tampa to join Ray and his wife Violet and we went out to a Cuban restaurant to have dinner and catch up on old Ybor City memories. I was shocked to hear that my good friend passed away on March 6, I will never forget all the fun times we spent at Phillip Shore and at Jefferson High School. I will miss him very much. May the good Lord hold my best friend Ray gently in the palm of His hands.
