Background
Parfet,, Ray Theodore was born on November 25, 1922 in Port Huron, Michigan, United States.
Parfet,, Ray Theodore was born on November 25, 1922 in Port Huron, Michigan, United States.
Director Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, from 1958, vice president, 1958-1959, executive vice president charge research, legal, finance and personnel activities, 1960-1962, president, general manager, 1962-1969, chairman, Chief Executive Officer, 1969—1987. Board directors, Upjohn Company, 1969-1994, First National Bank & Trust Company, Gilmore Brothers Department Store, Michigan Bell Telephone Сompany, Union Pump Company, Battle Creek, Aro Corporation, Bryan, Ohio, First American Bank Corp, American Red Cross. Owner Kalamazoo Wings, International Hockey League, 1974-2000.
Served in Army Air Corps, World World War II.
Trustee Bronson Methodist Hospital. Member Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (past director, past chairman, past director international federation).
Married Martha Gilmore. Children: William, Donald, Sally, Jane.