Background
Cross, Ray Elmer was born on October 29, 1912 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry Snyder and Mary A. (Skidmore) Cross.
Cross, Ray Elmer was born on October 29, 1912 in Pontiac, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry Snyder and Mary A. (Skidmore) Cross.
BSChemEand Master of Science in Chemistry, Michigan Technology University, 1935.
Metallurgist, Bohn Aluminum & Brass, Detroit, 1935-1938; plant metallurgist magnesium fabricators division,, Adrian, Michigan, 1938-1944; chief metallurgist, Maryland. Sanity & Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, 1944-1945; chief metallurgist, Michigan Light Alloys, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1945-1947; president, Culligan Water Conditioning Inc. of Wastenau County, Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1947.
Member American Society Metals (life, secretary Grand Rapids chapter 1947), Water Quality Association (life, member committee, Donald L. Petit award, Merit award 1983), Michigan Water Quality Association (president 1963-1964, member committee), Michigan Culligan Water Conditiong Association (president 1953, board directors, member committee), Kiwanis (member committee Ann Arbor chapter), Tau Beta Pi.
Married Eleanor A. Kennedy, June 7, 1941. Children: Jeffrey, Harry, Joan, Bradley.