Raymond M. Jabara ’38

Ray died on April 4, 2004, in Tucson, Ariz.

Born in Brooklyn, he prepared at the Lawrenceville School. At Princeton he earned a degree in economics. He then attended Wharton Business School but was called to military service before finishing. After two years in the infantry, Ray transferred to the Army Air Corps in the European theater. As a bombardier, he flew missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. In March 1943, on his 12th mission, he was shot down and held as a POW in northern Germany until he was liberated by Russian troops 14 months later, when the war ended. Ray was awarded the Purple Heart and the Army Air Medal with three oak-leaf clusters.

Postwar, Ray made a success of several businesses. He was also an avid bridge player, a good tennis player and could "shoot his age" in golf. After retirement, he and his wife, the former Evelyn M. Lian, moved between Boca Raton in the winter and Mount Pocono, Pa., in the summer.

Having outlived his wife by 15 months, Ray is survived by four children and four grandchildren, to whom the class sends sincere condolences.

The Class of 1938