Son of Nelson Ruiter and Eleanor Taylor. The Ruiters were of Dutch origin and had lived in New York until moving to Quebec around the 1770s. Nelson, Eleanor and children moved from Quebec to Plattsburgh, N.Y. in 1893. Ray enlisted and served in WW1 in the 52nd Aero Squadron, aviation signal corps. He then attended Worcester Polytechnic and then married May Leonard in Sweetsburg, Quebec, Dec. 25, 1920. Ray worked for Rust Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama from 1936 until his death. He was a project manager specializing in boiler and power plants. Member of the American Legion, Homewood Post, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Birmingham Engineers Club. He was survived by his wife, and two sisters, Mrs. S.H. Parker of Hadley, Mass., and Mrs. J.E. Hinchley of Hyannis, Mass. Obituary in the Birmingham News, Tuesday Dec. 13, 1955.
Son of Nelson Ruiter and Eleanor Taylor. The Ruiters were of Dutch origin and had lived in New York until moving to Quebec around the 1770s. Nelson, Eleanor and children moved from Quebec to Plattsburgh, N.Y. in 1893. Ray enlisted and served in WW1 in the 52nd Aero Squadron, aviation signal corps. He then attended Worcester Polytechnic and then married May Leonard in Sweetsburg, Quebec, Dec. 25, 1920. Ray worked for Rust Engineering in Birmingham, Alabama from 1936 until his death. He was a project manager specializing in boiler and power plants. Member of the American Legion, Homewood Post, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Birmingham Engineers Club. He was survived by his wife, and two sisters, Mrs. S.H. Parker of Hadley, Mass., and Mrs. J.E. Hinchley of Hyannis, Mass. Obituary in the Birmingham News, Tuesday Dec. 13, 1955.
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