- Date Of Birth: April 14, 1933
- Date Of Death: October 8, 2022
- State: Illinois
Raymond L. Catenacci passed away October 8, 2022, he was born April 14, 1933. He was the son of Angelo Catenacci and Elizabeth (Specht) Catenacci. He was born in Melrose Park, Illinois, the 10th of 11 children. Ray graduated from Proviso High School in Maywood, Illinois. He started college at Illinois State University, studying Industrial Arts and joining the Gamma Phi Circus as a tumbler. He met his future wife Nancy (nee Quimby) in the circus, and they married on April 17, 1954. But Ray’s college studies were interrupted when he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served as an infantry rifleman and squad leader.
Ray taught printing at Mooseheart High School, West Aurora High School, Aurora Central Catholic High School, and Aurora University. He was a member of the International Graphic Arts Education Association, where he served as Secretary for the Graphic Arts Teachers Association of Illinois. Ray was a Life Member of the Moose, Batavia Lodge.
In addition to his career in the teaching field, Ray was owner/operator of Sugar Grove Liquors in Sugar Grove, Illinois and his own printing business in Aurora, Illinois.
Ray and Nancy moved to Wisconsin in 1994, where they lived for 28 years. Ray enjoyed the wildlife that surrounded them, and he considered his property a wildlife sanctuary.
Ray is survived by his wife Nancy; four children Joy (Dennis) Deyo, Debra Allen, Janet (Geoffrey) Smith, and Mark (Kathryn) Catenacci; 8 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild; one brother Leslie Catenacci; one sister-in-law Kathleen Catenacci; and many nieces and nephews.
