Raymond was born in Arlington and lived in the Alexandria area for 30 years. He graduated from Edison High School in 1972. He was a member of a rock band during his youth and played at various locations in the Mid–Atlantic area.

Raymond moved to the Fredericksburg area in 1986 and started working for the Fredericksburg Country Club as facilities manager in 1988. He was an avid collector of trains and would display his collection for the children at the country club during the Christmas season each year.

He is survived by his fiancée, Elizabeth Hiltbrand; three daughters, Heather M. Hepner of Florida, Rachael E. Carter of Fredericksburg, Sarah A. Carter of California; his mother, Elizabeth E. Carter of Fredericksburg ; a sister, Darlene E. Shumate of Texas; five grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.

The family will receive friends at Found & Sons Funeral Chapels, Fredericksburg, on Friday, Oct. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. A funeral will be held at Found and Sons Chapel on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 11 a.m., with Joe Botkin officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery.

The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to the University of Virginia Cancer Research Center, Box 800773, Charlottesville, Va. 22908