Ray G. Harper 1932-2010

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Obituary
The Register (Yarmouthport, MA)
Date: June 10, 2010

BARNSTABLE

Ray Grant Harper, most recently of Centerville, passed away June 3, 2010, at the age of 77.

Ray devoted his life to the field of education. He retired from Bridgewater State College in 1996.

His favorite pastimes were traveling with his wife Darlene, spending time with his children and grandchildren and researching the timeshare industry.

Besides his loving wife Darlene, Ray is survived by
two brothers, Roy Harper and Joey Harper, both of Iowa; two daughters, Robin Pilla and her husband Mike of Middleborough, Dawn Murphy and her husband Joe of St. Cloud, Fla.; two sons, Steve Harper and his wife Jane of Urbandale, Iowa, Troy Harper and his wife Jeanne of Blaine, Minn. Ray was also blessed with 14 grandchildren, Alex, Jason and Courtney Burkett, Shelley Eldredge, Mary and Joey Murphy, Nick, Chris and Matt Pilla, Lauren and Jack Harper, Brendan, Daniel and Erin Harper; and one great-grandson, Ronin Burkett.

There was a private ceremony June 4 in Hyannis.

Online condolences would be welcomed,
please visit doanebealameshyannis.com.
Memorial donations can be made in Ray's
memory to the Alzheimer's Association,
P.O. Box 96011, Washington DC 20090-6011,
or www. alz.org.

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[deede Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close deede]

Wow!! So sad to hear this --

As I said in an earlier post, I feel as if he were a friend of mine on these boards.

I missed his timeshare travels (I truly lived through his travels).

May God continue to watch over his family.

[JLB Please excuse me, I'm a Dick. Not a moron just a Dick Find all posts View Profile Close JLB]

Same here.

Very sad.

I sorta felt it coming, knowing he was failing.

But that does help. Ray was a great guy. A good Iowan.

A couple hours ago a ran into a golf buddy I have not seen since his wife suddenly passed away early last year. He has been pretty reclusive.

Sad day.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Ray was a true gentleman; caring, helpful, polite to all....

[lawren2 Malibu Beach Barbie & A Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close lawren2]

How very sad. He will always be remembered fondly by the oldtimers of TUG and TS4Ms.

[tonyg Goomba & Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close tonyg]

Sad news indeed. I almost never ask about people I haven't seen in a while on the internet or here in town. Everytime I have asked it has been bad news.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Thank you Marti for posting - I assume JLBs thread about Ray just got you thinking....

I hear ya Tony.

[Kay H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Kay H]

RIP Ray Harper. I used to love reading his interesting timeshare travels. It seems like he had a good life. I'm thankful that he shared some of it with TUG.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

Thanks, Marti, for taking the time to research Ray. He was such a nice gentleman. I don't think I ever saw him post a harsh word or be unkind to anyone. He hadn't posted in a long time and he was missed.

[joycapecod Silver Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close joycapecod]

Thanks Marti. I emailed you privately.

I still intend to contact Darlene and hopefully get to at least tell her how much I enjoyed Ray, his travels and his lovely personality, he was a true gentleman and will be missed.

RIP Ray

Joy

[ArtsieAng Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close ArtsieAng]

I did not know Ray, but may he RIP, and his family find comfort.

[SherryS Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SherryS]

Ray introduced us to TUG/TS4MS, as I'm sure he did to many others. Thanks, Ray, R.I.P.

[3kids4me Super Moderator and Super Mom Find all posts View Profile Close 3kids4me]

RIP Ray. What a lovely man.

[Nancy Platinum Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close Nancy]

Sorry to hear this. I enjoyed reading about his travels.

Nancy

[mas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mas]

Hopefully Ray is up in timeshare heaven with Ken Keouri(sp) having a good time planning their next exchange party.