Jeffrey Stuart Ray, D.O. left this world on Oct. 6, 2026, after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 74 years old. The son of Donald B. Ray of Portland, Maine, and Margaret K. Lewis of Perth-Andover, New Brunswick, Canada.
Jeff was born in Portland, Maine, and grew up in the Rosemont neighborhood, where his childhood was filled with fishing, skiing, hunting, Scouting and adventures with friends. After attending Deering High School, he went on to graduate from the University of Maine at Orono in 1975.
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