Raymondo I first met Ray when Sue brought me home to meet her family almost 18 years ago and I knew then that we would be friends, and I was right. After getting married to Sue 15 years ago I can safely say he was my mate - and we enjoyed spending time together from holidays, to visits to our house. His interests in my work never failed. Football talks about Chelsea and Sunderland went on every weekend. Ray was a clever man because he found your interests and made them his. Ray was an upstanding man - his word was his bond and a good family man, a good friend to me and he will be sadly missed, Raymondo.