Raymond Valentine Paul ’33

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After a long illness, Ray died at the Kimball Medical Center, in Lakewood, N.J., on June 17, 2002. He was 91.

After graduation, Ray entered the import-export field with Mitsui and Co. Ltd. In 1941 he moved to the import-export division of Warner G. Smith, where in 1950 he was elected executive vice president. He retired in 1966. Ray was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Toms River, N.J., the Nassau Club, and the Princeton Club of NYC. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Elsie McKee, sons James and William, and two granddaughters.

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