Ray E. Stanford

1939 - 2022

Ray E Stanford

12-04-1939 - 05-28-2022

Ray was born December 4, 1939 to Dwight Stanford and Maxine (Harris) Stanford. He grew up in San Diego and attended Stanford University, majoring in Mathematics. He then attended medical school at UCLA where he met Katharine (Kit) Doyle. Ray and Kit moved to Denver for Ray's residency in pathology at the University of Colorado. He practiced pathology at the VA, Webb Waring Lung Institute and Colorado General hospital during his years in Denver, and authored and co-authored numerous papers in the field of lung pathology. In 2007 Ray and Kit moved to Medford, OR to enjoy being closer to family and exploring Southern Oregon.

Ray's passion for the study of butterflies is what many will remember most. His contributions to the field of lepidoptery over the course of his lifetime are significant, including publication of the Atlas of Western USA Butterflies in 1993 and contributor to Butterflies of the Rocky Mountain States by Cliff Ferris and F. Martin Brown in 1980. He is survived by wife Kit Stanford, sister Gail Stevens, children Scott Stanford and Linda Stanford and grandchildren Remi Lathrop, Jolie Lathrop, Alexi Stanford and Dahlia Stanford. Memorial contributions can be made to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation or the charitable organization of one's choice.

Service of remembrance to be held in Colorado in September 2022