Ray Metcalfe

METCALFE, Mr. Ray W. - Age 72, passed away Sunday, November 13, 2011 at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Family hour 10 a.m. Saturday, November 19, 2011 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 1811 Seymour Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Father Phil Schmitter officiating. Interment Nerw Calvary Cemetery, 4141 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Saturday. Mr. Metcalfe will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12Noon-8 p.m. Friday with family present from 6-8 p.m. with Rosary at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Ray W. Metcalfe was born in Flint, MI on October 14, 1939, the son of Artie and Raphael Metcalfe. Ray attended Flint Public Schools graduating from Central High in 1957. He also attended Mott College and received an Associate Degree in Mathematics in 1966. Drafted into the army in 1963 and entered Fort Hood School of Electronics. Ray was baptized and received First Communion and Confirmed by Fr. Dukette at the age of 9 to become an altar boy. Ray was a member of Christ the King Choir and the Urban Ministry Choir. Ray was hired by IBM as a Large Account Customer Engineer in 1966 and retired from that position in 1990. His hobbies included photography, listening to jazz, dancing and playing chess. Ray leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Malika Ali; grandchildren, Amina Ali, Major Ali and Nadira Ali, all of Gig Harbor, WA; brothers, Charles (Sara) Metcalfe of Henderson, NV and Craig (Janet) Metcalfe of Laverock, PA; nieces, Dr. Nicole Metcalfe of Southfield, MI, Tameka (Alex) Morgan of Kensington, MD, Kimberly Metcalfe of Rockville, MD, and Rebecca Metcalfe of Lunham, MD; nephew, Craig (Lateefah) Metcalfe of Laverock, PA; aunts, Awilda Lomax, Chicago, IL, Erma Thomas, Yeadon, PA, Johnnie Metcalfe, Flint, MI and Letha Metcalfe, Baldwin, MI; uncles, Haywood (Pat) Verdun of Verdunville, LA and Bill (Marie) Verdun of Verdunville, LA; a host of other relatives and friends including special cousins like sisters, Debra Tinsley of Seattle, WA and Robin (Bill) Ennis-Walters of Holly, MI and friend, Raymond Reaves. Mr. Metcalfe was preceded in death by his father Raphael Metcalfe and mother, Artie Metcalfe.

Ray Metcalfe

October 14, 1939 - November 13, 2011