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for John Ray
Mark Phillips and Tom Armer and Staff at Burke/Bussing Funeral Homes
August 4, 2008
To the Ray Family,
You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Ruth Sankovitch (Heeder)
August 1, 2008
May God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.
Mitzy Vivenzio
July 31, 2008
Willy, Pam and family,
You have been in my thoughts and prayers since last week. Understanding how difficult this is, my heart aches for all of you. Willy, you have inherited many of your dad's wonderful qualities. Let those qualities guide you through life and your dad's wonderful memories warm your heart. When you are out walking on those trails, he will always be there to guide you.
Mitzy
Jean (Van Hensbergen) Naples
July 29, 2008
To the Ray Family,
My prayers and thoughts are with you in this time of great loss. I feel privileged to have known you all while I was growing up. We had some fun times together and I always had a special respect for your dad (husband, grandpa, uncle) , a very kind and gentle soul. May the Lord envelop him now in mercy and love and grant a heartfelt peace to each of you.
God bless you.
Julie Bojanowski
July 28, 2008
Ray Family
My prayers are with you.
Ellen Johnson
July 28, 2008
To the Ray Family
My thoughts and prayers are with all of you at this time. When someone you love becomes a memory,the memory becomes a treasure.
Carol (Ryan) Daley
July 28, 2008
To the Ray Family,
I am so sorry for your loss. A wonderful man will be greatly missed. He has touched so many lives and has given us so many memories. My mom and I still talk about the time Mr. Ray brought me home from the playground with two broken arms from a fall I had taken from the big slide. Our prayers are with you all at this time.
Dave McKnight
July 28, 2008
I am so sorry for your loss. We all admired and respected Jack. He will be missed.
Ricky Howe
July 28, 2008
My deepest sympathies to the Ray family. I grew up with Vinny and Marty and played tennis with Mr. Ray and Mr. Goodlow (when they felt like giving us kids a lesson). They taught us sportsmanship and respect and led by example. At our last reunion, we stopped by Jack's house to say hello and we were lucky enough to spend a couple of minutes chatting with him about the old tennis days. He was a great man and will be missed.
Jody Cady
July 27, 2008
To the Entire Ray Family,
I am sorry to learn of your loss. He was a wonderful man, a leader and inspiration to so many through the years. He will be missed, not only by his family, but the entire community. He left a fine legacy that I am certain makes you all proud.
God Bless
HUGS & Prayers
Jody (Amodeo) Cady
Lori Williams
July 27, 2008
Mrs. Ray, Robby, Marty and the entire Ray family,
I am so sorry for your loss. I have many memories of your husband/ father at church, high school basketball games, the tennis courts and the many ways he participated in our community.
I especially remember him taking care of the Ray Funeral Home, having grown up around the corner and riding my bike or driving my car by many times. He would always wave hello.
I said goodbye to my maternal grandparents and most recently, my Mother, at the Ray Funeral Home. I will be thinking of you tomorrow as you say goodbye to your husband/father, as it was six months ago tomorrow that I said goodbye to my Mother. Losing a spouse/parent is hard at any age.
With sympathy,
Chuck and Eileen Snow
July 27, 2008
Dear Florence and Family, I was so sorry to hear of Jack's passing. You folks were always the epitome of family, community, church and so many more things to people who would admire you from afar. A memory which just is such a picture of the person Jack was,is once when we were playing tennis on the little school courts and our daughter Becky who was probably 7 at the time was upset because the older kids and her parents weren't playing with her, indignantly said, alright I'm going to get Mr Ray, he'll play with me! She trotted off to knock on your door (Much to our surprise) and asked if Mr Ray could come out and play with her!...and out walked Jack with his tennis racket! None of us will ever forget it! He was such a wonderful man! All our prayers and sympathys to you and yours!
Ginny Ryan
July 26, 2008
To John, Moira & John Andrew and Mrs. Ray & family,
My sincere sympathy to you. Mr. Ray was a real gentleman! I offer you my prayers, and this verse of comfort from the Irish prayer that says, in part...grieve not, nor speak of me with tears...but laugh and talk of me as though I were beside you, I loved you so, 'twas heaven here with you.
With affection, Ginny Ryan
Jack Freele
July 26, 2008
I was so sad to hear of your loss. I too have many fond memories of Mr. Ray on the tennis court, but mostly I remember him as being a rock-solid pillar of our little village. Mr. Ray was one in a million, and will be missed greatly by all.
Lisa Clevenger
July 26, 2008
To the Ray Family,
Mr. Ray was such a kind, gentle person. The community of Castleton has lost one of its very best. May your hearts be filled with many fond memories.
With heartfelt sympathy,
Lisa (Peter) Clevenger
Ray Gietz
July 26, 2008
When your heart is empty,
filling it with happy memories can help.
Kitty Murphy
July 26, 2008
Dear Flo and family: What good memories of a great man. Bert remembers Jack as a third baseman for the Sacred Heart softball team. Then Jack was very patient while beating us on the tennis court. It took Bert ten years to catch up to him! Always a gentleman, Jack was certainly someone to look up to (literally as well as figuratively)! He will be missed.
Bert and Kitty Murphy
Laurel & Richard Hamm
July 26, 2008
Flo and Family, Your loss is also ours. Jack was a true gentlemen and a good citizen. You all can be very proud of this man. You and he are in our prayers.
Mary Beth (Murphy) Denny
July 26, 2008
Jim and family-
My prayers are with your entire family at this time of great loss. I think of your father on the tennis court (his serve toss seemed to go up a mile!), at church or consoling others in their losses - and I remember a kind, gentle man respected by all. I hope your many wonderful memories of him will eventually ease your pain and heal your hearts.
Patricia Ann Reutzel Powers
July 26, 2008
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
Stacey Garcia
July 25, 2008
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
john davis
July 25, 2008
our hearts go out to at this sad time..john&jean
Verda, Eva, and Juanita Johnson
July 25, 2008
To The Ray Family:
We are sorry for your loss. Mr. Ray was a part of Castleton history for so many years. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family during this difficult time.
Tanya Purcell
July 25, 2008
Will and Pam,
I am so sorry for your loss.
Tanya (Sammy's Mom)
Ginny Leitch
July 25, 2008
Dear Mrs. Ray and Family,
I was very saddened to learn of Mr. Ray's passing. I have so many memories of him that they are too numerous to mention. The one that stands out however is Mr. Ray and Mr. Goodlow playing tennis on Sunday mornings in their white tennis shorts at the Campbell Avenue courts. Whenever Mr. Ray would hit a good shot, you would hear Mr. Goodlow say, "Beauty, Jack, Beauty".
Mr. Ray was in a league of his own, a wonderful, wonderful man.
I am sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers are with you all.
Sincerely,
maria kleinhans
July 25, 2008
Mr. Ray was a great man and will be dearly missed by all the lives that he has touched. A special thanks for all the people he has helped in their time of need.
Jim and Suzanne Tamburro
July 25, 2008
Jim, Ann and Family,
We are very sorry to hear of your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers.
Jerry and Candace Hill
July 25, 2008
Mr Ray, the Dad of my good friend Danny, always a giant of a man in the eyes of a small kid...always a strong man in our Castleton community. Mrs Ray, Dan, and the entire Ray family our thoughts are with you.
Ruth Vanderburgh
July 25, 2008
Sincere condolences to the Ray family. May all the comfort and support he provided to so many through the years be with you during your time of great loss.
Carol Jewell
July 25, 2008
Pam and family,
So sorry for your loss.
Carol
Joan and Bernie Smith
July 25, 2008
Helen and Ray family, our deepest sympathy for your loss. We remember Jack as a friend and a great person. I am sure the people of Castleton will really miss him.
Dale Ennis
July 25, 2008
On behalf of the entire Earl B. Ennis family I would like to extend my sincere sympathy to the RAY Family. I myself grew up and went to school with many of you as did my brother and sister's. Mr. Ray was a great man!!. He will be missed by the entire community. GOD BLESS!!
Jeff and Kelly Palmateer
July 25, 2008
To the Ray Family,
We were so sorry to hear of your loss. Please let us know if there is anything we can do to help at this time.
Pam & Tony Brewer
July 25, 2008
We were so sorry to hear about Mr. Ray. We will always remember happier times with your family. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
With deepest sympathy,
Pam & Tony Brewer
Jean Maas
July 25, 2008
You are all in my thoughts. Your dad was a good, loving, purposeful man. He is leaving quite a legacy in all of you!
Rich Noll
July 25, 2008
The people of our community have lost a true friend and an example of what a fine man is.
Service to our nation in time of war, service to his community in time of peace.
Thank you Mr. Ray
Patti Rabice
July 25, 2008
Uncle Jack was a gentle soul who truly loved each and every one of us for who we are and took a genuine interest in our lives.He was a shining example of a husband and father and will be missed. My heart and prayers go out to Aunt Flo, who stood lovingly by his side through thick and thin and to my cousins who were so fortunate to have his love and guidance for so long. He will live on in all of our hearts. Much love Patti xxx ooo
MRS.JODI LYNN BAKER
July 25, 2008
sorry for your loss!!!!! he is in a better place now god is looking over him now!!!!
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