A native of Augusta, Georgia, Ray attended the University of Georgia and Augusta College, graduating with a degree in business administration and finance. Ray worked many years for Aspromonte Coors in Houston. For the last 14 years he worked with Satellite Logistics Group, where he found a second family.
Ray had a lifelong passion for hunting, fishing, and outdoor photography. He was the rock of his family.
He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Beth Meads Loyal; children Lauren Loyal Fofanova and spouse Viacheslav, Marian Loyal Heaven and spouse Geoffrey, and Raymond Randolph Loyal IV and spouse Rani; siblings Laurie Maddox and spouse Clinton, Carol Tapley and spouse Tony, and Chris Loyal and spouse Dianne; grandchildren Sophia Viacheslavna, Alexander Loyal, Penelope Elizabeth, and Charles Raymond; and his two beloved Boykin Spaniels, Rhett and Tee.
A celebration of Ray’s life will be held at 2:00PM on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, 18000 Interstate 45 South, The Woodlands, TX 77384.
Memorial donations in memory of Ray can be made to Ducks Unlimited, a wetlands conservation organization.