Peter Gerard Ray

Pete was born in Tulsa, OK on July 18, 1958 to Francis and Katherine (Kelley) Ray. Pete married Vicki Schertz on May 25, 1996 near Monument, KS. Their daughter, Monica was born on September 5, 1997. Pete loved being her Dad.

Pete was full of energy, funny, generous and very determined. He was a hard worker though-out his life, starting with a paper route as a child and hauling hay and taking care of livestock as a teen. Pete was a self-taught mechanical engineer, passing the Professional Engineering exam and receiving his license in 1996. Pete worked at several engineering firms in Oklahoma City, retiring as Assistant Director of Operations from the Oklahoma University Health Sciences Center in April of 2020.

Pete was not afraid of any challenge or hard work and spent his spare time fixing everything from vehicles to houses. Pete loved to travel and visited 19 countries, with one of the more meaningful trips being an extended stay in Sri Lanka where he taught English to village children. Pete enjoyed studying cultures and religions of the world looking for the Light in each one. He was continually progressing his spiritual growth with meditation playing a major role in his development.

Pete is survived by his wife, Vicki; their daughter Monica; his sisters, Laurie Ray, Margaret (Randy) Hughes, Mary (Denny) Moffett, Sarah (Ahmad) Niroumand and Lisa (Devon) Brandes; and his brothers, Pat (Sherry) Ray, Kelley (Debra) Ray and Tim (Deirdre) Ray; and his brother-in-law Kelly Killgore. Pete was proceeded in death by his parents Francis and Katherine Ray and his sister Carol Killgore.

Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00pm, Friday, August 21, 2020 at Baggerley Funeral Home with a Rosary Service beginning at 7:00pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00am, Saturday, August 22, 2020 at Saint John the Baptist Catholic Church, Edmond with interment to follow at Gracelawn Cemetery. A luncheon will follow the graveside at Rodkey House - 410 S. Littler (west side of Stephenson Park). All guests are welcome.