Sue, Hayden, Sharna, Kirsty, Craig Kimbo, Molly, Leighton, Duchesne and the beatiful grand babies ⁣thanks for sharing the ⁣Ray of sunshine with us. We will miss the visits after the subway dates. Love ya Kimbo Kaz xoxo

I worked with Ray on a number of projects over the years particularly in Waikanae. I really enjoyed those times with Ray bouncing ideas around and having a few laughs. He had an amazingly eventive and creative mind. He was always pushing the limits of design and his designs were aways refined and practical. He was a great communicator often ringing for a chat and a joke. I will miss that.

Ray, I will never forget your warm nature and wicked sense of humour, like so many others you touched our lives with your jokes, encouragement and big heart bringing sunshine and laughter to our short time at CWC. I'm sorry I can't be there with you in person today so I will join the tribute online. Thoughts, prayers and love to you and your family today. Godspeed, until we meet again.

Ray you made the world a better place with your sense of humour, your smiles, your jokes, your quick wit. An all round good guy, we will miss you. love and sincere condolences to all your family and friends.

Big hugs to the Markham family. Ray was a very special person who loved and cared for many. Amazingly creative, but so caring. Such an amazing heritage. Big hugs Sue.

Deepest condolences to Sue and your family. I never got to meet Ray face to face but working on his biography and recording his wonderful life journey was a privilege and a pleasure.

so sorry to hear that you've left us Uncle Ray , thinking of you Aunty Sue and my Naki cousins 💛💛💛

Sending my love to the family at this sad time.I have very fond memories of Ray and your family from our years in Waikanae.One very kind thing he did was to arrange a phone call for the children to speak to us while we were away in the UK at a time when long distance calls were expensive and not very common. May you know Gods peace and reality as you remember and grieve together.

the best coffee mate a bloke could have.

A funny, kind man who was always helping ours or sharing a a great story. "When was the last time you did something for the first time." Ray often asked this and its something I often ask myself & others. This question sums up a lot of what Ray achieved throughout life - stretching and trying different things and never afraid to give something a go. An awesome husband, father, grandfather and friend who will be dearly missed. Thinking of Sue and family at this time and my sincere condolences to you all. Apologies that I can't be there for the service, but will join online. Kind regards Lachlan McKenzie

You truely left a huge impact on our lives here at refuel. Einstein you were one of a kind a heart full of gold and a smile that could light up a whole room. Thank you for all the laughs you gave us and the frights with the spider box. You will be utterly missed Einstein. All of our love goes out to You're family at this hard time. Thinking of you all. Fly high.

So sorry to hear of Rays passing. Big loss. We will miss the jokes over the fence and the friendly neighbourhood banter. Condolences to Sue and the Markham family.

Ray you were one of a kind. Sending our sincere condolences to all of Ray's family. We will remember him as a man of great talent and humour. Ray has been our 'go to guy' when we have needed unique solutions. His designs have made a significant difference in the lives of many of our clients. Ray's enthusiasm and cheeky sense of humour made working with Ray a delight.

Ray , You were a special friend to the Jones and Sandford Joinery team. You brought to our business a high level of technical innovation and cleverness with your complex mechanical designs. But more than that , you made us smile. Ah , some of those jokes !! , and remember you were our Christmas Santa. You designed our rise and fall desk mechanisms in our offices , so Ray , you haven't really left us , you have a permanent place in our business. Yours is now a big journey Travel safely friend. We will meet again . Roger , Dave and all the J&S team.

Ray, your inventiveness, passion for design and sense of humour will be missed by all who knew you. To Sue and the family, our sympathy and thoughts are with you at this sad time and may your memories of Ray bring you great comfort in the days ahead. Kind regards, Bruce and Helen Moller