Darien Obituaries 2022
John Ray, 97, Learned to Love the Outdoors in Darien, Survived Iwo Jima and Saipan, Climbed New England’s Peaks
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On Saturday, Oct. 22, John N. Ray, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather, passed away at the age of 97 in West Hartford. John, known to all as Jack, was born on May 3, 1925, in Bridgeport to H. Benjamin and Florence Margarita (Norton) Ray. He and his parents resided in Darien, where Jack grew up enjoying many outdoor pursuits, including camping, boating, hockey and riding as a member of the New Canaan Mounted Troop. At the age of 17, Jack enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Pacific and Japan during World War II.