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Raymond Unrath Obituary
1932 ~ 2012
Raymond M. Unrath, 79, died of natural causes on March 16,2012. He was born December 29,1932 on the south side of Chicago, 111. He graduated from Harper High School and then attended two years of electronic training from Deforest Training, Inc., a DeVry School. During this time he married his high school sweetheart, Paula J. Paschke.
Ray was employed with McMartin Industries for six years where he sold the control-a-tone, one of the first remote devises for television. He moved to SLC in 1963 and worked for Telemation, Inc. for 6 years and then left to start his own company. He became a very successful businessman in design, marketing and sales of electronic equipment. He was an entrepreneur and was president of Spirit Technology, Systems Concepts and Quanta.
Ray was an avid hobbyist and loved boating, fishing and photography. He had a special group of friends that shared his passion for the water and they spent many weekends on Ray's houseboat at Lake Powell.
Ray is preceded in death by his parents and brother. He is survived by his three children, Ray C. (Sandra), Susan, and Laura (Doug) and four grandchildren.
Cremation was entrusted to the Alternative Society of Utah Mortuary and a celebration of Ray's life will be held at a future time.
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Laura Lunceford
April 5, 2012
Who but Ray could teach you how to make the best margarita on the planet while on a boat in the middle of Lake Mead (armed with nothing but a plastic bucket and an ice pick)? I still make them "Ray's Way". We had world-class arguments about everything, but as the years rolled by, I realized that I couldn't have asked for a better mentor and no one could have provided a more inspiring job with the most talented and hard-working people than Ray did for all of us at Quanta. He was brilliant, crazy, obsessive and beloved and I'll miss him forever.
Blake Jones
April 2, 2012
Ray had the wisdom to supply an ice maker for the marketing department at Quanta! Enabled marketing to spend many evenings in a pleasant working environment. Thanks for the memories Ray!!!
Laurie Gaffney
April 1, 2012
In my 20's I feared him, in my 30's I was inspired by him, in my 40's I found a friend in him. He was a great teacher, mentor and friend and I am saddened by his passing.
April 1, 2012
Ray,Susan and Laura,
I respected, admired and loved your Dad.
My thoughts, memories and prayers are with you.
Roy Romijn
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