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I can't believe how fast time goes. I hope Ray is watching over his family. He was a great friend. Take care Ray. Your friend Raymond Pavao
Raymond Pavao
July 14, 2025 | School
I still talk about allthe AWESOME crazy times we had .I STILL tell ppl how 22 yrs ago you watched out for me the ENTIRE time I was pregnant for my now 21 yr old daughter. How I grabbed everyone's kids out of school on 911 and we all went to your house to see what would happen next . Despite the circumstances I felt SO SAFE there . Always felt safe with Ray .How I used to watch his son while he performed at the Hanover House when he was maybe 6 or 7 ! How you almost crashed us into that...
Simone Micciche
July 16, 2019 | SC | Friend
Hard to not to see you cousin, love you miss you. Always in my Heart.
Tom Varrato
July 14, 2019 | Hudson, FL | Family
RIP Ray
You are now an Angel watching over the others.
Patti Somma
August 03, 2016 | Plainville, CT
RIP Ray,
You are now an Angel watching over the others.
Patti Somma
August 03, 2016 | Plainville, CT
My condolences to the entire Smith family. Marion my heart goes out to you. May you find comfort in Gods peace.
RIP RAY
Jacklyn Krampitz
July 27, 2016 | Wallingford, CT
Our thoughts & prayers are with your family.
RIP
Rhino & Donna
Richard Condon
July 26, 2016 | Wallingford, CT
I have only known Ray and Allison for a short time, but they were a great couple and always quick to smile and sit and talk.
When I heard Ray sing for the first time at Rovers he was amazing. And Allison cheered the loudest and smiled the hardest.
He was a great guy and he will be sooo missed. He touched everyone he came in contact with ...I wish I had known him longer.
Greg Post
July 25, 2016 | Meriden, CO
My deepest sympathy to the Smith family. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
July 24, 2016
Raymond J. Smith Sr., 49, of Wallingford, died, Friday, July 15, 2016 due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident.
He was born in Meriden, February 2, 1967, a son of Marion (Cotrona) Smith and the late James Smith. Ray was a graduate of Mark T. Sheehan H.S. and had been employed by United Concrete. His passion was music and he was the lead singer of Tear Gas Union and CrossRoads.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by his son, Raymond J. “Joey” Smith Jr.; his fiancée, Allison Vandermaelen; his siblings, Edward James Smith (Christine), Richard A. Smith (Darlene) and Shelly Bounanni (Al); and six nieces. He is also survived by Allison’s family, her children, Stephen and Jenna; her parents, William and Dolores Ricci; and her brother, Stephen Ricci.
His family will receive relatives and friends on Friday, July 22, from 4 to 8 p.m. in The Wallingford Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday at 10 a.m. directly at The Church of the Resurrection, 115 Pond Hill Rd., Wallingford. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Meriden. In lieu of flowers, gifts in his memory may be sent to his family c/o The Wallingford Funeral Home, 809 N. Main St. Ext., Wallingford, CT 06492.
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