Ray D. Duncan died last Monday evening, February 25, 2019 at the age of 88. He was born December 9, 1930 in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his wife of almost 55 years, Carol Duncan, two daughters, Eileen and Kristin Duncan; two brothers, Robert and Calvin Duncan, Jr. He is survived by his daughter, Janee’ (Jim) Scott; a son Bryan (Christine) Duncan, three grandchildren, Adam Scott, Tailor Duncan and Parker Duncan; a brother Boyd Duncan; and a sister, Lynn Davidson.
He worked for the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration and finally with the U. S. Department of Energy. His career began in 1951 in the Reactor Program in Idaho Falls, Idaho and after leaving for a time to attend college worked in the AEC Uranium Exploration Program in Salt Lake City, Utah and later transferred to the Headquarters of the Operations Office in Grand Junction, Colorado. He transferred to the Nevada Operations Office shortly after it was formed in 1962. He held a number of positions starting as a Branch Chief, Division Director and Assistant Manager for Administration. He was appointed Deputy Manager in 1981 and continued in that position until his retirement in 1986 after more than 33 years of service. He was a member of the Senior Executive Service and received numerous awards and bonuses for outstanding service. In 1983 he was awarded the permanent rank of Meritorious Executive in the Senior Executive Service by President Ronald Reagan. Following retirement he provided management consulting services to the government as well as a number of private firms which kept him fully occupied for the next several years. He traveled extensively throughout the United States and several foreign countries while he was on active duty and later as a consultant.
He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend to many. He was an accomplished fisherman, golfer, woodworker and wood carver and made many beautiful things for his family and friends. He was also involved in genealogical research and had recorded more than 200,000 relatives in his computer files.
Visitation will be at the Palm Mortuary on Friday, March 1st from 4-6pm at Palm South Jones Mortuary, 1600 S Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89146. Another visitation will be held on Saturday, March 2nd from 9:30am – 10:30am before the funeral service at 11am at the LDS Church, 3400 W Charleston Blvd. Ray will be buried beside his wife and daughter in the Teton-Newdale Idaho Cemetery on March 5th 2019.
