Background
Reaves, Ray Donald was born on August 6, 1935 in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. Son of William Ozzie and Josephine (Jackson) Reaves.
Reaves, Ray Donald was born on August 6, 1935 in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. Son of William Ozzie and Josephine (Jackson) Reaves.
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Auburn University, Alabama, 1960. Master of Business Administration, University Utah, 1976. Postgraduate, University Missouri, Kansas City.
Second in command Lieutenant, United States Air Force, 1961; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Air Force, 1981; commandant, Airlift Operations School, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, 1980-1982; deputy base commander, Little Rock Air Force Base, 1982-1983; base commander, Kunsan Air Base, Korea, 1983-1984; base commander, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma City, 1984-1985; director environmental manager, Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base, 1985-1989; retired, United States Air Force, 1989; manager environmental engineering, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, 1989-1995; Oklahoma county engineer, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City, since 1995. Business Technology Delegation Citizen to Citizen ambassador to Russia and Ukraine, 1992.
Member American Society of Civil Engineers, National Society of Professional Engineers, Oklahoma Society Professional Engineers (citizen ambassador to Russia and Ukraine 1992), Midwest City Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, Masons, Shriners.
Married Annette Baird, December 18, 1959. Children: Tanya Ann Walker, Ronald Ray.