Raymond Rondell Jones

His Life Story Raymond Rondell Jones (Ray Ray), as he was so affectionately called, was born on November 09, 1978 in Salisbury MD. He fell asleep in death at Peninsula Regional Medical Center on March 09, 2020. Raymond was preceded in death by one sister, Jamie Marie Capers, his grandparents, Theresa Stoudamire and Paul and Mildred Jones and great grandmothers, Francis Ginn and Emma Schoolfield. Raymond attended public school in Worcester County, MD. While attending Pocomoke Middle, he along with other students, participated in an event with the local government where he was appointed Mayor for a day. Raymond graduated from Pocomoke High School and continued his education at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore in Princess Anne, MD to study Electrical Engineering. Ray understood what it meant to be self-reliant, often quoting his grandfather’s statement, “Self-supported makes you independent.” As a teenager, he worked during summer breaks from school at Red Sun in Pocomoke, MD, and during college he was a telemarketer with Cooperate Express Call Center Services. After college, he was employed at Ma-Tech Industries as a machinist for a major part of his life. Recent employment included Cadista Pharmaceuticals and Canada Dry Corp, as well as part-time employment with Shorebird Stadium and a local Urgent Care facility. Raymond was a very sociable and loved to dress, especially in a suit. As a young boy, you could often hear him say to his friends, “Don’t touch me; I’m so sharp you might cut yourself.” Even as an adult, he was very particular about his dress. Everything had to match, even down to his shoes. He enjoyed collecting Nike sneakers. The Jordan series was his favorite, and for every pair he would buy, a matching outfit came with it. Ray enjoyed outside activities with his family and friends and during the summer months, you could often find him cooking something savory on the grill. Ray almost never missed an appearance during Thanksgiving for some of his mom’s sweet potato pie and to bring home as he would say, his “perfect” chocolate chip walnut cookies. Raymond was named after his great grandfather, (Raymond Schoolfield), who was well over 6 feet tall. It was not known at that time that Raymond would grow to be just as tall. As he grew to his size and stature, so did his heart. He was loving, kind and so humble. He could walk into a room and brighten it just with his smile. He made lifetime friends wherever he was. Due to his gentle nature and height, Raymond’s family and friends often referred to him as a Gentle Giant. This was reflected in the way he committed himself to family. Readily he would go above and beyond to provide and maintain a loving and caring environment for all whom he loved, especially to the children he raised as his own—Derick Harmon, Rayshauna, Adreyanna, and Jaylen Washington, Olivia Dugger and Salena, Jase and Noah Washington. Raymond leaves to cherish his memories: his mother, Mildred Jones Horsey (Rosedale, MD); father, Vincent Stoudamire (Salisbury, MD); four brothers, James Capers, Jr. (Baltimore, MD), Akeen (Jasmine) Holden (Salisbury, MD), Vincent Stoudamire, Jr. (Snow Hill, MD) and Jerrian Disharoon (Salisbury, MD); four sisters, Ayana Northam (Ocean City, MD), Joy (Dwight) Madison (Rosedale, MD) and Latia and Kaylah Stoudamire (Pocomoke, MD); three great aunts, Marcylee Dedrick (Pocomoke, MD), Naomi Thomas (Pocomoke, MD) and Dorothy Shockley (Berlin, MD); three aunts, Emma (Patrick) Woods (Portsmouth, VA), Cheryl (Larry) Randall (Exmore, VA) and Cassandra (Enoch) Matheiu (Seabring, FL); four uncles, Paul Jones, Jr and Preston Dickerson (Tampa, FL) and Rodney Vice and Curtis Jones (Louisiana); a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, close friends, relatives and special co-workers, Michael Morris, Eric Wright, William (Daniell) Silva, Eddie Allison, Dale Gattis, Katie Seitz, Dawn Nichols and Cassandra Evans. SORROWFULLY SUBMITTED ~ THE FAMILY

Raymond Rondell Jones

November 9, 1978 - March 9, 2020