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Old 09-07-2018, 04:25 PM   #1
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raybo has left us

I am afraid I have some bad news to report regarding Raybo. I just received an email from his sister, Jonnie Ray passed away yesterday about 1245. It was his wish to be cremated and have his ashes interred at a veterans cemetery in Dallas.

I sure learned quite a bit from him over the years. RIP Ray RIP
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Old 09-07-2018, 04:57 PM   #2
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Very sad news Parson. He was a fixture here and was always looking to help.
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Old 09-07-2018, 05:01 PM   #3
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So sad to hear this.
Raybo was a valuable contributor here and helped many horse players.
One a few bona fide genuinely nice guys.

May he Rest In Eternal Peace
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Old 09-07-2018, 05:09 PM   #4
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Very sorry to hear.

Johnny Ray... was his last name Gomez?
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Old 09-07-2018, 05:11 PM   #5
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no, i have a typo. his name was Ray Baker. Jonnie was the name of his sister. sorry about that
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Old 09-07-2018, 05:33 PM   #6
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Very sorry to hear. Really liked his contributions.

Raybo introduced me to equal length golf clubs. I'm sure he would be happy to see how well Bryson Dechambeau is playing with them.
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Old 09-07-2018, 05:47 PM   #7
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Thx Matt for the sad update

Rest in peace Ray Baker

The PA community will miss and remember you

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Old 09-07-2018, 06:00 PM   #8
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Sad news indeed. RIP Raybo. Very special guy.

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Old 09-07-2018, 06:01 PM   #9
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I corresponded with Ray a few times and he was always very kind and helpful. I learned several valuable things from him and am grateful.

Thank you Ray for your contributions to teaching us - godspeed onward.

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Old 09-07-2018, 06:04 PM   #10
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Very sad news. Raybo was a stand up guy. He helped me wiht a few Excel things over the years.

He is an icon around here.

My thoughts and prayer to him and his family and friends.

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Old 09-07-2018, 09:12 PM   #11
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Always sad when a great contributor to this board passes. RIP Ray. Condolences to his family and friends.

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Old 09-07-2018, 10:12 PM   #12
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This very sad development deserves its own thread in a major forum of this site, IMO...given that Raybo was a fixture here for a long time. My deepest condolences go out to his family.
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Old 09-07-2018, 10:29 PM   #13
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Very sad news. Raybo was a great guy, he will be missed.

Rest in peace Ray. All my prayers for him, and his family and friends.

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Old 09-07-2018, 10:44 PM   #14
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I agree with Thask that this should be moved to a more prominent spot.

I didn't know Raybo that well but I always liked his posts and you could see he was a really good, helpful guy. My condolences to his family and all of his good friends here as well.
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Old 09-07-2018, 11:12 PM   #15
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So Long Friend

There are very few if any persons that you are in contact with on the Internet that you can call a friend, but to me Raybo was a friend because he was always polite and supportive even when he disagreed with me; and I hope now he is at lasting peace.


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