Raymond A. Price *58

Ray died in Kingston, Ontario, Oct. 16, 2024, at the age of 91.

Born in Winnipeg, he studied geology at the University of Manitoba and in the summers worked for the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). After completing his undergraduate degree in 1955, he earned a Ph.D. in geology at Princeton in 1958, with a dissertation based on a GSC geological-mapping research project.

After Princeton, Ray became a research scientist with the GSC, working mainly on the geological exploration and mapping in the Rocky Mountains. In 1968, he began his teaching career in the Department of Geological Sciences at Queen’s University, where he continued to work on the preparation of GSC geological maps and structure-sections that were based on his fieldwork in the southern Canadian Rockies. His projects involved fieldwork in southeastern British Columbia, southwestern Alberta, and adjacent parts of the United States.

Ray was a visiting lecturer at Penn State, Caltech, and the University of Kentucky. He was honored internationally with awards from Germany, France, and the U.K., and received the U.S. Penrose Medal

He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Mina; children Paul, Patricia, and Linda; two grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

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