Raymond "Ray" Roffi, age 84, of Tempe, AZ, formerly of Western Springs, IL passed away on August 23, 2012. Ray, beloved father and grandfather of a wonderfully close family will be loved and missed by all. He was born in Chicago on November 25, 1927.

After graduating from Morton High School in 1945, he enlisted in the US Navy at 17 years old and was honorably discharged on August 22, 1946. He married his high school sweetheart, Elaine Fiscella on August 27, 1950. They were married almost 58 years before her passing in May, 2008. Ray received his JD Law degree from DePaul University in 1953. He was a prominent Chicago attorney for over 40 years. Ray retired in 2002 and moved to AZ with his wife, Elaine, in 2005.

He leaves his daughter and her husband, Renee and Steve Howard, and their three adult children, Erin, Andrew, and Michael Howard. He leaves his son, Dr. Raymond Philip Roffi, MD, a prominent Orthopedic Surgeon in Chandler, AZ and two adult children, Philip and Troy Roffi. He also leaves a beloved sister, Sister Mary Esther Roffi, a Sister of the Good Shepherd of 38 years in Holbrook, AZ and another sister, Ellie Kurrasch of Newport Beach, CA; a niece Karen Kurrasch in New York City and a nephew, David Kurrasch and family in San Juan Capistrano, CA. He will be loved and missed by a great many of his friends and relatives who know and loved him. His life will be celebrated in a memorial service at St. Benedict Catholic Church in Ahwatukee, AZ.

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