Raymond Westervelt Lozier Jr. ’45

Ray died Jan. 18, 2004, at the Sugar Hill Retirement Community in Wolfboro, N.H., where he lived the last years of his life.

Ray prepared for Princeton at Bogota [N.J.] High School. At Princeton, he joined Terrace Club but his education was interrupted by service as a naval officer with a torpedo boat squadron with the 7th Fleet. he saw combat in the Philippines and was in Japan for the surrender.

Returning to Princeton, Ray received a degree in mechanical engineering in 1947 and joined the Rawlplug Co. in New York City. However, he spent most of his business career with Lockheed, finally retiring from that company in 1982. During his years with Lockheed, Ray had interesting assignments in England and in Saudi Arabia. The latter assignment led to a long-held interest in the Middle East. Ray immersed himself in the culture, history, and religion of that region, as did his son, Garry. Ironically, Garry was killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 2001.

In 1950, Ray married Patricia Malugani, who predeceased him in 1979. He is survived by two daughters, Christie Heilmann and Ann Rohrborn, five grandchildren, and a sister. The class expresses its sympathy to all.

The Class of 1945