Obituary for Ray Trask

Condolence From: Sue Rhodes, Galena, OH
Condolence: I am sorry to hear this. I will miss Ray's laugh.
Prayers for Kathy and family.

Condolence From: Kimber Whanger, Westerville, Ohio
Condolence: Kathy- I was very shocked and sad to hear of Ray’s sudden passing. My heart grieves for you. It was a pleasure to work with him and I know the horse show world will feel his loss. Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Thinking of you and your family at this difficult time.

Condolence From: Rick Billheimer, Vickery, OH
Condolence: So sorry for your loss, he was a great guy.

Condolence From: Put-in-Bay Community Swim & Sail, Put-in-Bay, Ohio
Condolence: Kathy and family,

We are saddened to hear of Ray's unexpected passing, and our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. When speaking with Ray, his love for sailing and his passion for youth sailing was very clear. Ray mentioned several times how excited he was to see Scott's laser go to our sailing program, and that he would look forward to seeing it on the water during Jr. Bay week, where he and Kathy would take their Catalina 34 to watch all the young sailors. He spoke of those who volunteered and participated in this regatta as "such good people"; Ray and your family are certainly included in this group of sailing families and friends. While we will miss having him there in person, we know he will be there in spirit. Fair winds and following seas, Ray.

Our most sincere condolences,

Put-in-Bay Community Swim & Sail
Brandy Marriott PIBCSS President

Condolence From: Harvey Rickert, Sandusky, Ohio
Condolence: Kathy and family so sorry to hear of Ray’s sudden passing, whenever I saw him at the Marina I remember he always had smile on his face, my thoughts and prayers to you and your family.
Harvey

Condolence From: Doug Huls, Kirkland, Az.
Condolence: Kathy and Family,

Saddened to hear of Ray’s passing. He will be remembered for his wit, intelligence and dedication to the all matters at hand. So sorry for the loss of such a special man.

Condolence From: Jan Dublin, San Angelo, Texas
Condolence: Kathy, my most sincere condolences to you and your family. I enjoyed meeting and working with y’all in Germany a few years ago, then at Sun Circuit a couple of times. May Ray rest in peace.

Condolence From: Scott Henry, Wadsworth, OH
Condolence: Kathy,
Sue and I are so saddened for you and Ray’s passing. Please know that you are in our prayers, and we will miss Ray immensely. By the way, it was one of the most beautiful obituaries I’ve seen.
Fondly,
Sue & Scott Henry

Condolence From: Carol Whittaker, Vail, AZ
Condolence: My most sincere condolences to Kathy and Ray's family. I got to know Ray well for all the times he answered my frantic questions about their horse show system. He was kind, funny and caring and the horse show world is poorer for his passing. Vaya con dios

Condolence From: David & Christy Makoroff, Brunswick, Ohio
Condolence: Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. We were shocked to hear the unfortunate news. E dock strong.

Condolence From: Ron Coakley, Clearlake, Washington
Condolence: Kathy and family, truly sorry for your loss, I loved working with Ray and feeling his enthusiasm for all that he worked on. Please know that he will be missed greatly and that his legacy will continue with me and everyone who has been affected by his desire to make things better and easier for all of us.

Condolence From: Mike and Joanne Gahan, Wadsworth, Ohio
Condolence: Kathy and family,
We were so very sad to hear of Rays passing. We so enjoyed our time together- especially the last time we sailed together. We will keep you all in our daily prayers during this devastating time. We pray your fabulous memories of him will give you comfort.
Joanne and Mike

Condolence From: David and Carla Smith, Blacklick, Ohio
Condolence: We were so shocked when we received the sad news. Words cannot express our sorrow.

Condolence From: Mike Petsch, Dayton, OH
Condolence: I was shocked to hear about Ray’s passing. It seems almost unbelievable that we are left now only with our memories of the time spent together.

Those images will remain etched into our subconscious minds, only to be triggered during unexpected events. It’s hard to believe he’s gone. Perhaps i’ll catch a fleeting glimpse of him out of the corner of my eye while walking down E dock. Maybe his shadow will briefly appear across the bow from the cockpit of my boat in the fading sunset with my own distorted reality.

His friendly greetings and our serious conversations together will be dearly missed. Please accept my deepest condolences during this difficult time. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Condolence From: Genie Barthelman, Brooklyn Heights, OH
Condolence: Dear Kathy: I am so sorry to hear this sudden and very sad news. Ray was such a nice man and fun to be around. He will be greatly missed. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to you Kathy and your family.

Condolence From: Tony DiBlasi, Westerville, OH
Condolence: Dear Kathy and Family.
So very sorry for this shocking loss.
Ray and I had spoken about sailing together this summer.
He was always so friendly and outgoing.
Always ready to lend a helping hand.
Enjoyed our discussions at the Club.
Remembering the good times with Flying Scots...
Prayers for you All.
Tony and Judy DiBlasi

Condolence From: Taffy Wolf, Cave Creek, Arizona
Condolence: Kathy,

Like many others I’m shocked about Ray’s passing. Since I only knew him from the horse show side of things and the dedication of you both to the technical part of keeping a show running smoothly, his obituary shed much light on what the other half of his life consisted of making him even more of a joy to be around. I am so very, very sorry for your loss