Mike Ray, of Goleta, California, born November 11, 1943 in Shreveport, Louisiana, to the late Billy & Marjorie Ray, passed away at age 74 on November 9, 2018 in Plano, Texas after a 23 year battle with Parkinson's Disease. The former owner of Mike's Drum Shop, he spent over 5 Decades in the Music industry as an Instructor, Mentor and Volunteer at local schools. A loving Husband for 55 years to Charlene; caring Father to Jamie and Carolyn; proud Papa to Brandon, Ava, Addison and Jackson, Mike was always one to lend an ear or shoulder to so many others. A Celebration of life will take place on December 1st, 2018 in Plano, TX. Another Celebration will be held in Santa Barbara, CA in March of 2019. In lieu of flowers, please donate in Mike's name to Michael J Fox Foundation or Total Hospice & Palliative Care in Richardson, TX.
The Michael J. Fox Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today. The Foundation is the world's largest nonprofit funder of Parkinson's research, with more than $800 million in high-impact research funded to date.
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