Golden glove boxing champ in college and Army. Served in Korea in late 1960's. Eiagnosed with Lou Gehrig disease in 2001 and verified in 2002.
Survived helicopter crash in 1990's with brother near Chandler. On 10/10/2002 inducted into Tulsa Hall of Fame by Tulsa County Historical Society.Lived at 27th Pl and Evanston cul-de-sac when first married till moved to current home at 2516 E 28th.
wed anniv saw 10/18/03
Ok Heritage saw 11/20/03Reported to have died about 12:30am at home from complications from 4 year battle with Lou Gehrigs disease(ALS) However T Air was sending planes to pu people as early as 10pm..prior to this time. Another gave as died following a sitting up spell, and then went to lay down and died in sleep about 1:30am. Body removed from Fitzgeralds and kept at residence.
10/06/05
A well-known Tulsa businessman has died. Ray Siegfried II died early Thursday morning after a long battle with ALS. He was 62.
Siegfried, chairman of the privately held NORDAM Group, grew the company from a bankrupt acquisition with eight employees in 1969, into one of the largest independently owned aerospace companies in the world.
Siegfried was diagnosed with ALS in October 2001. At that time, Siegfried stepped down as Nordam's CEO and became chairman.
The Siegfried family will hold funeral services in Tulsa, followed by private burial services in Indiana, at the University of Notre Dame.Ray Siegfried -- alumnus, trustee, benefactor-- dies
By: Matthew V. Storin
Date: October 6, 2005
Raymond H. Siegfried II, 62, a longtime member of the University of Notre Dame’s Board of Trustees and one of the most generous benefactors in the University’s history, died Thursday (Oct. 6) in Tulsa, Okla.A 1965 graduate of Notre Dame, Siegfried was chairman of the board of the NORDAM Group, an international aerospace manufacturer.
Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., the University’s president, said, “The Notre Dame family today lost one of its most cherished members, a man whose wisdom, leadership and generosity will be felt on this campus for all time. We will miss his warm friendship and will be inspired by the courage he showed while tested by medical challenges in the past few years. Along with our prayers, our deepest sympathy goes to Milann, his wife, and all the Siegfried family.”
For the past several years, the Notre Dame trustee had been battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), but maintained an active schedule, including regular visits to the Notre Dame campus.
Siegfried, Milann, and their family underwrote the Siegfried Building in the Mendoza College of Business; were the benefactors of Siegfried Hall, a men’s residence; and established the Ray and Milann Siegfried Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies, which is held by Carolyn Y. Woo, Gillen Dean of the Mendoza College of Business.
Until very recently, Siegfried would annually host a dinner for the men of Siegfried Hall and reveled in the hall’s success in intramural sports.
In May 1995, Siegfried received an honorary doctor of law degree from Notre Dame at the University’s 150th Commencement Exercises, and in May 2002, he received an honorary degree from the University of Portland.
He and Milann were honored in 2000 with a humanitarian award from the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver. And the same year, the University of Tulsa’s College of Business Administration gave him the Business Person of the Year Award. He was inducted into Tulsa Historical Society’s Tulsa Hall of Fame in October 2002.
Last year, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) named an asteroid in honor of Siegfried. The idea to honor Siegfried came from Terrence Rettig, professor of physics at Notre Dame, for support the Notre Dame trustee had given to Rettig’s curriculum and the professor’s desire to recognize his courage in coping with his illness.
Siegfried has served on the board of directors for the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Oklahoma State University at Tulsa, University of Tulsa, American Boxing Federation, University of Portland, Tulsa Aerospace Alliance, Tulsa Community Foundation and the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless. He also served on the National Review Board of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Ray and Milann Siegfried have six children, Tray, Hastings, Meredith, Milannie, Terrell and Bailey.
A Rosary service will be held Sunday (Oct. 9) at 8 p.m. in St. Rita Chapel, Cascia Hall, 220 South Yorktown, Tulsa. Funeral services will be held at Holy Family Cathedral on Monday at 10 a.m. at Holy Family Cathedral, 122 W. 8th St., Tulsa. On Tuesday at 2 p.m., a Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart on the Notre Dame campus, followed by the Rite of Committal in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Notre Dame. At 4 p.m. the University will hold a reception with the Siegfried family in the atrium and Siegfried Building of the Mendoza College of Business. All friends of the family are invited to attend.
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death certificate lists cause of death as ALS and diabetes
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