Raymond W. Drake Jr. ’41

ALTHOUGH WE HAD lost track of Ray in the 1950s, recently we learned of his death June 19, 1970, in Lincoln, Neb. The son of Raymond W. Drake '06, Ray came to Princeton from Newark Academy and Lawrenceville.

Ray left Princeton after sophomore year. He married Gay Klipstein in 1946. Ray's family relates that he was especially proud of his war record, for which he received the Silver Star.

Ray was happily married to Beverly Ward who had four children by a previous marriage. Then they increased the number to five with the birth of Ray III, now a junior at the Univ. of Nebraska. Ray's efforts in the business world were directed towards merchandising and sales. His hobby was raising German Shepherds.

We extend our belated condolences to Ray's widow, Beverly, son Ray III, four stepchildren, and sister.

The Class of 1941