After a long battle with MDS anemia Ray Shulstad passed away on November 21, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 52 years,Vicki, his three children Donna, Cathy and Ray along with five grandchildren, Lorin, Nick, Deven, Matthew and Dylan. Ray had a long distinguished career in the Air Force retiring in 1994 as a brigadier general. In his civilian career, Ray managed several engineering organizations retiring from the Mitre Corporation in 2006 and established his own consulting company, Shulstad Consulting He is the author of numerous articles and has published three books: Peace is my Profession, Golden Nuggets: a Practitioner’s Reflections on Leadership, Management and Life, and most recently his wife’s biography, The Quilt of Her Life. He and Vicki live at University Village, a retirement center in Tampa, where he served on the leadership team by chairing the Finance Committee .