Raymond Leonard Michael ’49
Ray died Aug. 29, 1999, in NYC. He was 75. He prepared for Princeton at Central High in Philadelphia and came to the campus in the Marine V-12 unit after extensive combat service in the Pacific. While at Princeton, he was very active in Whig-Clio as pres. of the debate panel and a member of the speakers bureau. He majored in politics.
After graduation, Ray moved to New York and went on to a career in systems management. He became involved with computers early in his career and was fascinated by them throughout his life. He often helped to locate missing class members by use of his computer skills. He remained active in politics and was also an avid traveler.
To his wife of over 50 years, Cecelia, his daughter and son-in-law, Janis '79 and Justin Schwartz PhD '79, and his two grandchildren the class extends its deepest sympathy for their loss.
The Class of 1949
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