- Date Of Birth: February 18, 1935
- Date Of Death: January 4, 2008
- State: Missouri
Charles “Ray” Cassidy of Cherryville, Missouri was born on February 18, 1935 to the union of Herman Roy Cassidy and Edith Mae Britton Cassidy. Wednesday evening when feeding his livestock on his farm he was tragically trampled by a bull. He passed away the morning of January 4th, 2008 at St. John’s Hospital in St. Louis from his injuries at the age of 72 years, 10 months and 17 days.
Ray married Carolyn Annette Mortensen June 28, 1996 in Sedalia, Missouri.
In addition to his wife, he will be sadly missed by one daughter, Stephanie Cassidy and Steve Michalik of Ellisville, Missouri; two sons, Niels Mortensen II, and wife Dana of O’Fallon, Missouri and Paul Mortensen and wife Melissa of Steelville, Missouri; eight grandchildren, Ashley Baumann, Lance Corporal Curtis Wolverton and wife Meagan, Joshua Mortensen, Justin Mortensen, Niels Mortensen III, Nickolas Mortensen, Joshua Engstrom and Danielle Engstrom; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Herman Roy and Edith Mae Britton Cassidy and one son, John “Johnny” Charles Cassidy.
Ray’s career started in 1952 in various fields of manufacturing, management consulting, and the aerospace industry until 1981. He then moved back to his hometown and opened a business to be closer to his family. After four years he decided to get back into what he loved, by serving as the Crawford County Representative for the Central Ozark Private Industry Council. After retirement from being a Representative he accepted a position to work directly for the company. In March of 1990 Ray became the Rapid Response Coordinator with the Central Ozark Private Industry Council, Inc. which today is known as Central Region Workforce Investment Board, Inc. (C-WIB). Ray was in his 18th year. He was well known in the nineteen central region counties not only to the businesses but to the dislocated workers he helped on a daily basis.
Ray represented the C-WIB in the Meramec Regional Planning Commission, Mid-Missouri Planning Commission and the Lake of the Ozark Council of Local Government meetings.
