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Ray E. Bolin Jr. ’52

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Jul - Aug 2015

Ray E. Bolin Jr. ’52 passed away on May 16, 2014, of cancer. Ray graduated from John Burroughs School in Clayton, Missouri, and Dartmouth. At Dartmouth Ray was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and majored in sociology. He then attended the University of Missouri, Columbia. He joined the newly formed Mobay Chemical Co. (Monsanto/Bayer) as a research chemist exploring polyurethane products. Later he joined Monsanto’s textile division and retired from his family-owned business, St. Louis Crystal Water Co. in 1991. He is survived by son James, daughter-in-law Leslie and grandchildren Andrew, Brian and David. He was predeceased by son Robert.

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