Dr. Ray Drum

1935 - 2017

Dr. Ray K. Drum
January 2, 1935 - February 1, 2017
Exton, PA
Dr. Ray Kenneth Drum, 82, a dentist in Gettysburg and York, and professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, died Wednesday, February 1, at the Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia, of complications of Parkinson's Disease.
Born in Ashland, January 2, 1935, he was the son of George and Sarah Shreffler Drum.
Dr. Drum had a distinguished and varied career. A graduate of Ursinus College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, he received post-graduate certificates from the University of California and the University of the Pacific. His research focus, Craniomandibular Dysfunction, was funded by the NIH and the University of Pennsylvania, among others, and he published a number of articles in medical and dental journals, including The American Academy of Pain Management Journal, the Journal of Biomedical Research and Biomechanics, and The American Equilibration Society Journal. Dr. Drum delivered dozens of lectures and papers throughout the United States and in London, Munich, and Athens. He also practiced forensic dentistry and served as an expert witness for the Pennsylvania State Police.
A great lover of travel and the natural world, Ray Drum enjoyed hiking with his wife Alice on the Appalachian Trail, and in Canada, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. A highlight of his life was a trip to Ireland with his family, including five grandchildren, three of them under two.
He is survived by his wife, Alice McDannell Drum; and his children and their spouses, Trevor and Jean Drum, Mass., Alison and Michael Althouse, Md., Jessica and Eric Lindsey, Fla., Greg and Lisa Guise, Mich., Brent Guise and Melissa Hess, Gettysburg, Richard and Maureen Guise, Downingtown, Robert and Kerstin Guise, Etters, and Clay and Heather Guise, Mich. His survivors also include fourteen grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will take place Saturday, February 11, at 11 a.m., at the Prince of Peace Episcopal Church, 20 West High St., Gettysburg, PA. Online condolences may be made at monahanfuneralhome.com.
Memorial donations can be made to the Ray K. and Alice M. Drum United Kingdom Student Travel Award Fund at Franklin & Marshall College, Box 2004, Lancaster, PA 17604.