Saturday, November 7, 2015
Ray was one of my all-time favorite newspaper people. I first met him in 1961, when I was attending Rutgers-Newark and working for the Newark Star-Ledger. Even though I worked for the competition, Ray took time out to teach me the ropes when I was given the assignment to write about harness racing. His guidance and wisdom made my job infinitely easier, and from then on for the next 40 years, I looked up to him as the professional standard of excellence. And that was only his part-time job!
A wonderful man, a wonderful teacher and friend. I will miss him.
