Raymond James Vogan
1947-2018
After a hard-fought battle with cancer, surrounded by his
loving family, Raymond Vogan of New Maryland died at
Fredericton’s Hospice House on Friday April
13th at the age of 71. Left to mourn
are his wife Barbara (Burnham), son and daughter-in-law Warren and
Christina Vogan, daughter Stephanie Moore, and grandsons Jacob Moore
and Matthew Vogan.
Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Ray was the son of Samuel
and Edith (Coote) Vogan. Ray, his mother, and brother Derek
immigrated to Canada in 1966, settling in Toronto, where Ray
apprenticed in the bookbinding trade and worked for the Carswell firm
of legal publishers. He and Barb married in 1970, and in
1977 the family moved to New Maryland, NB. Ray was co-founder of R
& R Bookbinders in Fredericton, and later worked for several
printing and publishing companies in New Brunswick.
Ray was predeceased by his parents and by brothers Derek and
Cyril. He is survived by sisters-in-law Joan Vogan and Lillian Vogan,
both of Toronto; Anne MacLeod (Fred Nott) of Fredericton; Alice Adams
(Randy) of Woodstock NB; Ruth Shaw (Steve) of Florenceville-Bristol,
and by nieces and nephews Ross Ferguson, Julie Little, Jill Drury,
Megan Anderson, Jeannine Vogan, Christopher Vogan, Jennifer Vogan,
Nigel Vogan and Nyree Vogan.
Ray also leaves behind a host of friends, neighbors and
acquaintances, many of whom are smiling as they read this and recall
good times together with Ray and Barb.
Family always came first with Ray, but politics ran a close
second. He was a life member, and former director and
officer, of the New Maryland PC Association, and a member of the
Conservative Party of Canada. He was PC Campaign Manager for the New
Maryland riding in the provincial elections of 1999, 2003 and 2006,
and Conservative Campaign Manager for the Fredericton electoral
district in the federal elections of 2008, 2011 and 2015 (winning the
seat in five of those six elections). From 2003 to 2006 Ray
served as Executive Assistant to the Hon. Keith Ashfield,
then-provincial Minister of Natural Resources; Ray was a Policy
Advisor to the Minister of State for ACOA from 2008 to 2011, and
Director of the federal Regional Ministerial Office in Fredericton
from 2011 to 2013.
Cremation will take place at McAdams Crematorium.
At the request of the family, there will be no visitation. A
Celebration of Life service will be held at the J. A. McAdam Memorial
Chapel, 160 York St, Fredericton on April 16, 2018, at 11:00AM,
officiated by the Rev. Deacon James Appleton. A reception
will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations in
Ray’s memory should be made to Fredericton Hospice House or
the Canadian Cancer Society.
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Death notice for the town of: Fredericton, Province: Nouveau-Brunswick