RAY-BARRON-Obituary

RAY BARRON

Nahant, Massachusetts

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BARRON, Ray Legendary Boston Advertising, Marketing, and Public Relations Executive Passed away peacefully on October 15, 2017 at the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass. He was 93 years of age. Ray was president and founder of Barron, Hillman and Mellnick for close to...

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Dear Karen,
My sincere condolences to you. I know how well you cared for him in his later years.
What a wonderful life he lived!

Lorrie

One of the highlights of Memorial Day for us was posing after the parade for a family picture on the steps of the Nahant Library. We'd always ask Ray to take our picture because we knew he'd get us all laughing with his outrageous quips and antics. He was a gem!
My condolences and best wishes to his family.

Ray was one of the most wonderful human beings I ever met.....You will never be forgotten...

Just to salute legendary Ray Barron, a terrific, live-wire guy who was one of the iconic figures in the Golden Age of Advertising, the Sixties into the mid-Seventies -- back when the world had a soul and before numbers started writing the ads.

I knew him by name & reputation before I met him at the Nahant July 4 fireworks. From that day on, I became , like most who knew him, mesmerized by his extensive scope of creativity. Condolences to his family,and all who appreciated him.

I first met Ray in 1956... Worked with him many, many times over the years writing and voicing radio/tv commercials for his many clients. I call it work, but, what it really was was fun, lots of it. He was a great guy with an offbeat sense of humor that never quit.. His standard line when ending a telephone conversation was always the same..."Back to Sleep.." Loved it.. Rest in peace old friend.

The Solimine Family and Staff wish to express our sincere sympathy to you. It is our hope that we may be able to make this difficult period more bearable. Please feel free to call on us at anytime, as we are always available for you.

A kind, loving, and inspiring man who will forever remain in our hearts. The world was a better place because of you, Ray. We love you.

Dear Barron Family, we are so sorry for your loss. It is our loss also, for he was a force of nature writing in the Post Gazette keeping us updated on everything but especially on the Italian American celebrities and extraordinary everyday people. We will miss that. God bless his kind soul.