Ray Louis Wiederhold's Obituary
Ray Louis Wiederhold, 95, of Richardson, Texas passed away on September 7, 2024. Ray was born on July 15, 1929, in Dallas, Texas to Martin and Sidonie Wiederhold. He was preceded in death by Carol, his
loving wife of 72 years, his parents, older sister, Maxine Peterson and his eldest daughter, Ann Moore.
Ray is survived by his daughter, Lynn Lovett and her husband Gary and their three children, Alicia, Michael, and Rachel. Ann’s children, Matthew Moore and his wife Stephanie, Patrick Moore and his wife
Sarah and seven great grandchildren; Preston, Ava, Brooke, Sutton, twins Noah and Harper and Emersyn. He is also survived by his sister in-law, Mary Hathaway, son-in-law, Harry Moore and his wife, Jane.
Also, many cousins, nephews, nieces and their families.
Ray graduated in 1946 from W.H. Adamson High School in Dallas, Texas. While in high school, he worked at Harrison Grocery and Market and The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. as a stock and market clerk
and checker. After high school graduation, Ray attended Arlington State College (now the University of Texas at Arlington) where he participated in archery and became an archery instructor. Ray then
attended Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Petroleum and Geology in 1950. His other interests were baseball, softball, band (he
played the clarinet), choir, photography, horseback riding and swimming.
Ray met the love of his life, Carol on April 5, 1951, on a blind date while double dating with his best friend and her college roommate. He had graduated from college and had begun working at Sun Oil Production
Lab in Oak Cliff. On May 1, 1951, Ray’s Air Force Reserve Wing was called to active duty. Ray proposed to Carol on June 5, 1951, at the age of 21, Carol was 20. They married after a short engagement on July 21,
1951, in Dallas, Texas. Ray was sent to Greenville, South Carolina in August of 1951 with his Air Force unit and they both knew they wanted to stay together forever. They were able to take a quick honeymoon to
New Mexico. He was on active duty in South Carolina for 10 months until June 1952
After Ray was honorably discharged, they moved back to Dallas, and he returned to work at Sun Oil Lab. While there, he worked his way up to manager of the lab. He held that position until he retired in 1986.
Ray received numerous awards during his time with Sun Oil. He was also a member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers where he held the position of treasurer and later, president.
In 1953, they bought their first house in Dallas and started a family. Ray and Carol had their first daughter, Ann, in 1954 and then moved to Richardson in 1955 where Ann was later joined by younger sister
Lynn, in 1957. They were long time members of First Christian Church in Richardson and then the joined Christ United Methodist Church of Plano where they were members for 19 years.
Ray and Carol had three grandsons and two granddaughters. They spent countless hours watching baseball, softball, t-ball, soccer, basketball, football, volleyball, golf tournaments, dance and drill team
performances. Ray then became a great grandfather of seven. He loved his family and got together as often as he could.
Ray had many interests and talents. He loved geology and rock cutting, making belt buckles, tie tacks, cross necklaces, and more with the stones he cut and polished. Ray and Carol spent many hours
volunteering at the Museum of Natural History at Fair Park. There they carefully worked on many pieces of rocks to find fossils of sea life. He also went digging for shark teeth in Cedar Hill.
Ray also loved to travel. He visited Colorado many times, as well as Arizona, New Mexico, California, Florida, Nevada, Nebraska, South Dakota, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. He and Carol spent many
weekends at their lake house near Tyler, Texas and did a lot of fishing there. He loved going to his cousin Lawrence’s ranch. Ray wished he could have been a rancher. Some of his favorite vacations were with
family, many Disney World trips where he also celebrated his fiftieth wedding anniversary and cruising to the Caribbean, Alaska, Panama Canal and Hawaii.
Ray lived a long and fulfilling life surrounded by his loved ones and will
be greatly missed.
In The Memory of Ray Wiederhold, please consider donating to:
National Parks (NPCA)
or to
Paralyzed Veterans of America
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