PRICE RAYMOND S., ASN, RN, CMSRN 51, of Long Beach, California, formerly of Penn Hills, on Sunday, January 5, 2014. Beloved son of the late Lester Dye and Martha (Schaltenbrand) Price; loving brother to Leslie (Ralph) Guzzo, Barbara Price, Michael Price, and his twin, Hollie (John) Hooper; also survived by 13 nieces and nephews; 14 great-nieces and great-nephews; best friend, John Guarino of Long Beach; and many cousins and friends. Ray was a veteran of both the United States Navy and the United States Army. His ranks at discharge were Petty Officer 3rd Class, and 1st Lieutenant, respectively. Ray spent 30 years of his life in the nursing field, caring for others. He was skilled in many areas of nursing, including spinal chord injury, hospice, ER, psychiatric, teaching, med/surg, and case management, most recently at the VA Long Beach Medical Center, where he also participated in helping to develop their nursing shared governance model, and helped to improve their SCI Non-VA Care Program. Ray was a founding member of the Parish Nurse Program, and of Comunidad, at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Long Beach. He participated in several AIDS Rides, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, and from Boston to New York. He also traveled to New Orleans after Katrina, as a volunteer nurse. A mass in celebration of Ray's life will be held at St. Barbara's Catholic Church, 111 Raymaley Road, Harrison City, PA 15636, on Saturday, February 8, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Contributions may be made in memory of Ray to the C.A.R.E. Program, 45 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1016, Long Beach, CA 90813, or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Ray will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Arrangements by McKENZIE MORTUARY SERVICES, Long Beach, CA (FD#1539). Send condolences at post-gazette.com/gb
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