Raymond Koch Obituary

It has been almost a year, but please know that Ray has not been forgotten! He is sorely missed by all of his BTQ co-workers throughout the country at the USDOL. I was thinking of him today and I wanted to share our secret cheer that we end our BTQ meetings with, in Ray's memory.....

GO BEARS!!!! ;-)

We miss you, Ray!!

I was so saddened to hear of the loss of this very special man. I have worked with Ray various times at cross regional reviews and feel very blessed to have done so. I can still picture him smiling and talking about a baseball game he attended or a restaurant he found. We lost a good one...

I just recently worked with Ray in San Francisco at a BTQ Review, he was an extremely friendly man and will be sadly missed at the reviews. On behalf of employees from the State of New York who have worked with Ray please accept our sincere sympathies.

To Jan and the Koch Family:

You are in my heart and in my Prayers! I am always here for you dear friend, anything you need anytime.

Jan,

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this most difficult time. I feel blessed to have worked with Ray during our Cross Regional reviews in Chicago, Salt Lake City and most recently, San Francisco. The lunch that I shared with Ray during our last visit will be a cherished memory.

I am a colleague of Ray's from the US Department of Labor's Boston Regional Office. Ray and I worked very closely for several years and I had the good fortune to consider him an exemplary public servant, a devoted family man and a good friend. The news of his untimely death has still not sunk in. Ray and I had dinner together recently when he was here in Boston on a business trip. He was vibrant and happy and at peace with himself, his work and, above all, his family. That dinner and conversation will endure in my mind as we all - his family, colleagues and friends - all work through the grief and realization that Ray no longer literally walks among us. The consolation for those of us who knew this gentle man is that Ray's spirit will walk with us for the rest of our uncertain lives. And for that, we are grateful.

Jan, Pat and I send you, Ray's mother, and your families our heartfelt sympathies for the loss of a lovely man. You all are in our thoughts and prayers.

Jim Laham and Pat Chernow

Pat, our thoughts,prayers and sympathy are with you and your family during this very difficult time. Bruce and Nancy MacRae

Koch & Nolan Families:
Please accept our deepest sympathy, we were very sadden to hear about your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you.
David, Linda & Sara Suarez

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

You are in thoughts and prayers of those who knew and loved Ray at the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency.

patty, iam so sorry for your loss. i remember ray,he was a great guy.

Mrs Ray (Jan)
Ray was my friend, my buddy, my mentor in all things Federal.

My husband passed away 3/31/08. You do not get over it but you do get though it, even though you do not want to.

Here is a Greygoose salute to One of a Kind.

Love and Blessings,
Cherie Kearns
UIA MI
Cherie Kearns (Ann Arbor/Detroit, MI)

We are so very sorry for your loss. We pray that our Lord gives you the strength to get through this most difficult time.

Jan and family;
My thoughts and prayers go out to you and your family. Ray was a great guy, I enjoyed working with him all these years and will miss him. He was a great guy. The BTQ Federal Reviews will not be the same without him.

Jan & Family,

May God Bless and Keep you all! I am so sorry for your loss!

Carolyn Miller (Peoria, IL)

Please accept my deepest sympathies.

My deepest sympathy for your great loss.

Years ago, during a business trip, I had the pleasure of meeting Ray. His warmth and humor are what I remember most. Please know you have my sincerest sympathy.