Gorman "Ray" Carey Jr.

Carey, Gorman "Ray", Jr., - of Woodbine, left us to go to his Lord and Savior to ride forever in heaven on February 27, 2022. Ray was born at Our Lady of Lourdes in Camden, August 6, 1953 to Gorman Ray Carey Sr. and Audrey Carey (née Stone). Ray grew up in Merchantville NJ and graduated from Pennsauken High School; he was also a graduate of ACCC. Ray was a carpenter by trade for most of his life with a short foray into the world of IT; he was most recently employed by GLR Construction. Ray had many passions besides the love of his family and friends; he loved hunting, fishing, scuba diving, and one of his proudest achievements was obtaining his captain's license from the United States Coast Guard. Ray played on various pool teams throughout Atlantic and Cape May Counties. Ray's most recent passion was riding his Harley; when the Lord would bless him with good weather out the door he went! Ray leaves to mourn his passing his mother, Audrey, his loving wife of 28 years, Lauri (née Heuer); his daughter, Samantha (Alejandro); his son, Gorman Ray Carey III (Krystal); his sisters, Michaelan (Chuck) Bickhart, Kathleen (Lee) Duffield, Theresa (Ricky) Krause and Laura Hehre; his brothers, Greg and David (Sue); his brothers-in-law, Wayne Harrigan, Chip Heuer (Dawn), and Gregg Heuer(MaryJo); his sister-in-law, Linda Sacco; his grandchildren, Kassandra and Preston Carey; and a host of nieces and nephews. Ray was predeceased by his father, his sister Marie, and in-laws Rich and Beverlie Heuer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 5, 2022 at Wimberg Funeral Home, 211 East Great Creek Rd, Galloway NJ. Visitation begins at 10:00 AM with service at 11:00 AM. Burial will immediately follow at Port Republic cemetery. For condolences and directions, please visit wimbergfuneralhome.com.