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Papa was a good Papa.
Louisa Ray Pike Gellatly
December 29, 2023 | Family


Arlington, Massachusetts
Jul 27, 1933 – Dec 26, 2023
PIKE, Rayner Age 90, on December 26, gently and easily, at home with family and guarded by Amelia the cat. Graduate of public schools in The Bronx, CCNY and graduate degree in Journalism from Columbia University in 1957. Associated Press reporter for 44 years. Journalism teacher at Rutgers,...
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Louisa Ray Pike Gellatly
December 29, 2023 | Family
Ray was one of my oldest friends. We met as classmates at JHS 44 in the Bronx and we both became journalists. Ray was with the Associated Press for more than four decades. A gifted writer, a perceptive reporter, a loving family man. More than that, he was one of the kindest, sweet-natured people I have ever known, a dear friend and a true mensch. I am so sorry he is gone, and so thankful that I was his friend for so many years.
Mort Sheinman
December 26, 2023 | Friend