Raymond Anton McQueen
June 02, 1960 - September 30, 2009
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Raymond Anton McQueen
June 02, 1960 - September 30, 2009
Obituary
Raymond Anton McQueen, aged 49, was killed on Wednesday morning as he rode to work on his motorcycle. Raymond’s greatest legacy was the family whom he left behind: Ramar, age 22, Jahmal, age 19, Karessa, age 17, Tarae, age 12, Elijah, age 10 and his wife Tami. Raymond is survived by his father, Lloyd McQueen of Jamaica, two brothers and seven sisters. He and his family have lived in Mission Viejo for the past eight years.
Raymond was born and raised in Jamaica and came to the United States when he was 18 years old where he served in the US Army for four years. He never abandoned his ties to Jamaica and was well known for his tall stature and knee-length locks. He was a beautiful man who embraced his life motto of ‘One Love.’ His passion was always towards the ‘underdogs’, those who were treated unfairly and who were hurting.
Being gifted with an artistic nature from the time he was a small boy in Jamaica, he loved to design furniture and clothing, draw and drum. He brought his talents with him to the garment industry where he worked for the past 25 years. In recent years he spent much of his free time working on and riding his motorcycles.
Services to celebrate Raymond’s life will be held on Friday, October 9th, at 10:00am at the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills. There will be a viewing on Thursday, October 8th, 7:00pm-9:00pm at O’Connor Mortuary, 25301 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills.
92 responses to Raymond Anton McQueen
Karina Philyaw says:
October 6, 2009
To the man who never used the word “Hello”, but “Greetings” that he said with such love. He will be deeply missed.
Kevin says:
October 6, 2009
Even though I never met you, as a rider, my heart goes out to you and your family.
Maria Hernandez says:
October 6, 2009
My prayers go out to Raymond’s Family, He will always be remembered, Gone But Never Forgotten
Mike Gonzalez says:
October 6, 2009
I will miss walking up those stairs at R&D and seeing you then you would greet me with your rastafarian greetings calling me mikey jed . You were a very motivating friend . You always had some good insight on questions I had . Blessed Love !!!!
mike pearl says:
October 6, 2009
I knew Ray from work dating back to Winterland days. Except that with Ray it was never “work”, rather joy at sharing knowledge with one another.
The laugh, the hugs, the sparkle in his eyes, the dreads, will never be forgotten, just put on hold until we meet once again.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly
All I ever had, is songs of freedom
Won’t you help to sing, these songs of freedom
Cause all I ever had, redemption songs
Redemption songs
Jah Rule, Raymond.