p class="MsoNormal"" " Arial; "of Waterford suddenly passed on November 11, 2011 at 90 years of age. " Arial; ;"Loving husband of the late Katherine; dearest and beloved father of Julie (John Taylor) McBride and Patricia (John) Orsquo;Dell. " Arial; ;"Raymond was a veteran of the US Marine Corp. WWII where he fought in many battles most notably the capture and occupation of " Arial; ;"Iwo Jima. " Arial; ;"Born and raised in Birmingham, Raymond raised his family in Waterford and retired from Michigan Bell in 1978 after over 30 years of service. " Arial; ;"His favorite things in retirement was finding and selling antiques, golfing, playing cards and meeting his classmates regularly at Peabodyrsquo;s in Birmingham. " Arial; ; " Arial; ;