▁Mont ana ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁to ▁Eli ▁and ▁March etta ▁Ray , ▁who ▁were ▁of ▁Ser bian ▁descent . ▁Ray ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁lived ▁in ▁Mont ana , ▁Id aho , ▁and ▁Oregon . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁Wal lace ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Wal lace , ▁Id aho , ▁Ray ▁moved ▁to ▁June au , ▁Al aska ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁He ▁was ▁dis charg ed ▁as ▁a ▁Chief ▁Rad i oman . ▁ ▁Return ing ▁to ▁June au ▁following ▁the ▁war , ▁Ray ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁b art ender ▁at ▁the ▁Pa Ma R ay ▁Club , ▁a ▁bar ▁established ▁by ▁his ▁parents ▁along ▁the ▁busy ▁" bar ▁block " ▁on ▁June au ' s ▁South ▁Franklin ▁Street . ▁ ▁Eli ▁and ▁March etta ▁had ▁become ▁known ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁June au ▁as ▁Pa ▁and ▁Ma ▁Ray , ▁hence ▁the ▁name . ▁ ▁Ray ▁also ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁card ▁deal er , ▁a ▁long sh orem an ▁and ▁in ▁commercial ▁fish ing . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁go ▁into ▁business ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁June au , ▁ow ning ▁and ▁operating ▁a ▁bar , ▁a ▁liqu or ▁store , ▁and ▁a ▁char ter ▁boat ▁business . ▁ ▁Ray ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁the ▁Al aska ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Al aska ▁State ▁Senate