C.N.Ray Died?

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Did anybody else see the post on SeaRays facebook page that C.N.Ray passed away?
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Sea Ray Boats Sea Ray Boats We are sad to announce the passing of our founder, C.N. Ray. Please join us as we extend our wishes to his family and friends, and take time to honor the man whose vision for pleasure boating is embodied in everything Sea Ray does today. He will be missed by boaters and boating enthusiasts around the world
 
Very Sorry to hear this..A True leader ,innovator and businessman in this crazy boating Buisness..RIP
 
Seriously...the man is now a legend.

Think about it...were it not for Cornellius "Connie" N. Ray we would not be here on CSR.
 
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[FONT=&quot]Our family thanks you for your kind thoughts at this time. Here are the pertinent facts.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regards and Happy Boating
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[FONT=&quot]C. C. Ray (C.N.'s oldest)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sea Ray Boats founder, Cornelius Nathaniel Ray III passed away quietly on the afternoon of November 12, 2009, after a five year struggle with colon cancer. Born May 14, 1925 to Charles H. Ray and Virginia Bryant Ray in Detroit, MI, he was 6 months shy of his 85th birthday. [/FONT] [FONT=&quot]Best known for founding the Sea Ray Boat Company in 1959, C.N. or “Connie” Ray to his friends, was passionate about enjoying life, boating, aviation, and animals, especially thoroughbred horses. He attended the Detroit University School in Grosse Pointe, MI, joined the Army Air Corps during World War II and subsequently graduated from UCLA in 1949. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In December of 1986, Brunswick bought the Sea Ray Boat Company for $350 million dollars. At the time of the sale, 27 years after its founding, Sea Ray had become one of the world’s preeminent brands in pleasure boating. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]C. N. Ray III is survived by a daughter, 5 sons and his wife of 28 years, Carol. His sister Trudy, and a sixth son, Cornel predeceased him


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Thank you for the update and again our condolence and prayers are with you and your family.
 
CC

Thanks for the information. Without your father and the sacrifices of your family, none of us would have the enjoyment and camaraderie that owning a Sea Ray gives us. We appreciate all that C. N. Ray did for boating in general and especially for the Sea Ray line. Our condolences to the family. Please let us know if there is anything that this bunch of Sea Ray fanatics might be able to do to assist you or the family.



crayivp said:
[FONT=&quot]Our family thanks you for your kind thoughts at this time. Here are the pertinent facts.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Regards and Happy Boating[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]C. C. Ray (C.N.'s oldest)[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Sea Ray Boats founder, Cornelius Nathaniel Ray III passed away quietly on the afternoon of November 12, 2009, after a five year struggle with colon cancer. Born May 14, 1925 to Charles H. Ray and Virginia Bryant Ray in Detroit, MI, he was 6 months shy of his 85th birthday. [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Best known for founding the Sea Ray Boat Company in 1959, C.N. or “Connie” Ray to his friends, was passionate about enjoying life, boating, aviation, and animals, especially thoroughbred horses. He attended the Detroit University School in Grosse Pointe, MI, joined the Army Air Corps during World War II and subsequently graduated from UCLA in 1949. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]In December of 1986, Brunswick bought the Sea Ray Boat Company for $350 million dollars. At the time of the sale, 27 years after its founding, Sea Ray had become one of the world’s preeminent brands in pleasure boating. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]C. N. Ray III is survived by a daughter, 5 sons and his wife of 28 years, Carol. His sister Trudy, and a sixth son, Cornel predeceased him[/FONT]
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Rest in peace C.N...
 
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Thanks for all the great memories with my 4 Sea Rays. You did a great thing for all of us out here who love our Sea Rays. I know you are still enjoying the boating life.
 
That's sad to hear. He made a good boat at a good value for the masses. That is something he will always be remembered for.
 
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C.N. Ray not only created a wonderful company and was an incredible visionary. Although I did not know him personally, he personally touched many families (including my own) by giving them the opportunity to create lifelong memories on the water.

"The great successful men of the world have used their imagination…they think ahead and create their mental picture in all its details, filling in here, adding a little there, altering this a bit and that a bit, but steadily building - steadily building."
-Robert Collier
 
Wow, sorry to hear that CC, we are thankfull for what your family has done for the boating industry. I cannot imagine it without Sea Ray......

-Ryan
 
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