WAYLAND: Raymond L. “Ray” Stevens of Bent Ave. died peacefully on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Wayland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Ray was born in Gardner, MA on February 14, 1931, a son of the late Dorothy (Lowe) and Paul L. Stevens. Paul later remarried to Thelma (Caldon) Stevens who helped raise him. Ray leaves his wife Mary Elizabeth (Rodman) Stevens, fondly known as Liz, of Wayland. He is also survived by his brother, Robert Stevens and his wife Shirley of both Longview, WA and Kamuela, HI.
Ray is survived by his former wife Ann L. Chandler and four of their children: Dorothy Knight and her husband Scott of Tuscon, AZ, David Stevens and his wife Betty of Denver, CO, Loring Stevens of Scituate, MA and Lincoln Stevens of Andover, MA. Their son Andy Stevens predeceased him; Andy lived with his wife Cindy in Merritt Island, FL.
Ray is also survived by Liz’s four children: Ann Reimels and her husband Bill, Tom Upjohn and his wife Peggy and Bill Upjohn and his wife Beth all of Manchester, CT and Richard Upjohn and his wife Nicole of Northbridge, MA. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren and other family members.
Ray was a graduate of Gardner High School (1949) and the Coast Guard Academy (1953). He was assigned to ocean station duties on the Castle Rock and the Humboldt in Boston until he left the service in 1955. He earned his master’s degree from Northeastern in 1961.
Ray worked at Raytheon for 3 years designing shipboard fire controlled radar. Then, he joined Instrument Associates, Arlington, MA as a Manufacturer’s Representative in the field of marketing and high technology, later becoming sales manager. He worked there until 1970, when he started his own company, TEMA, Inc. which he sold in 1986, remaining as a consultant through 1990. During his time with TEMA, Inc. Ray was a technical marketing specialist for Intermec during the forefront of the explosion of barcode technology. In 1974, while working for Intermec, he worked with Dr. David Allais to develop Code 39, the first alphanumeric bar code symbology. During his retirement years, Ray worked as an independent business owner.
Ray has a lifelong passion for swimming and sailing honed in his youth in the Boy Scouts. He sailed in the Newport to Annapolis Race on the Academy Yacht, Arion, in June, 1953, and he sailed in Hopetown, Bahamas Islands as a bare charter twice with his wife and another couple. Beginning in 1966, he sailed weekends with the Cochituate Yacht Club for 26 years, and sailed in Sunfish regattas competitively throughout New England during this time.
Ray was devoted to his church and his family. He worked tirelessly to support and care for his family, and he regularly attended and was active in the Community United Methodist Church for decades.
At the request of his family, there will be no funeral home visitations.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March, 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Community United Methodist Church, 5 Damon St (Corner of Damon St and Route 27), Cochituate Village, Wayland,
Burial will follow in the Stevens family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in Ray’s memory may be sent to the Community United Methodist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home of Wayland. For online condolences please visit www.johncbryantfuneralhome.com.
Ray was born in Gardner, MA on February 14, 1931, a son of the late Dorothy (Lowe) and Paul L. Stevens. Paul later remarried to Thelma (Caldon) Stevens who helped raise him. Ray leaves his wife Mary Elizabeth (Rodman) Stevens, fondly known as Liz, of Wayland. He is also survived by his brother, Robert Stevens and his wife Shirley of both Longview, WA and Kamuela, HI.
Ray is survived by his former wife Ann L. Chandler and four of their children: Dorothy Knight and her husband Scott of Tuscon, AZ, David Stevens and his wife Betty of Denver, CO, Loring Stevens of Scituate, MA and Lincoln Stevens of Andover, MA. Their son Andy Stevens predeceased him; Andy lived with his wife Cindy in Merritt Island, FL.
Ray is also survived by Liz’s four children: Ann Reimels and her husband Bill, Tom Upjohn and his wife Peggy and Bill Upjohn and his wife Beth all of Manchester, CT and Richard Upjohn and his wife Nicole of Northbridge, MA. He is also survived by sixteen grandchildren, two great grandchildren and other family members.
Ray was a graduate of Gardner High School (1949) and the Coast Guard Academy (1953). He was assigned to ocean station duties on the Castle Rock and the Humboldt in Boston until he left the service in 1955. He earned his master’s degree from Northeastern in 1961.
Ray worked at Raytheon for 3 years designing shipboard fire controlled radar. Then, he joined Instrument Associates, Arlington, MA as a Manufacturer’s Representative in the field of marketing and high technology, later becoming sales manager. He worked there until 1970, when he started his own company, TEMA, Inc. which he sold in 1986, remaining as a consultant through 1990. During his time with TEMA, Inc. Ray was a technical marketing specialist for Intermec during the forefront of the explosion of barcode technology. In 1974, while working for Intermec, he worked with Dr. David Allais to develop Code 39, the first alphanumeric bar code symbology. During his retirement years, Ray worked as an independent business owner.
Ray has a lifelong passion for swimming and sailing honed in his youth in the Boy Scouts. He sailed in the Newport to Annapolis Race on the Academy Yacht, Arion, in June, 1953, and he sailed in Hopetown, Bahamas Islands as a bare charter twice with his wife and another couple. Beginning in 1966, he sailed weekends with the Cochituate Yacht Club for 26 years, and sailed in Sunfish regattas competitively throughout New England during this time.
Ray was devoted to his church and his family. He worked tirelessly to support and care for his family, and he regularly attended and was active in the Community United Methodist Church for decades.
At the request of his family, there will be no funeral home visitations.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March, 2, 2013 at 11:00 AM at the Community United Methodist Church, 5 Damon St (Corner of Damon St and Route 27), Cochituate Village, Wayland,
Burial will follow in the Stevens family lot in Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in Ray’s memory may be sent to the Community United Methodist Church.
Arrangements entrusted to the care of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home of Wayland. For online condolences please visit www.johncbryantfuneralhome.com.
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