About Raymond

Raymond was born in Kingsville on November 26, 1979. As a high school student, he was involved in the school band and was an accomplished oboist. He performed abroad with an orchestra which began his love for the classics. He was also involved in the Latin Club at his high school which began his passion for learning different languages. After high school he attended The University of Texas and studied Classical Languages. He eventually decided he wanted to pursue a career in education and graduated from Texas A&M-Kingsville with both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in English. Raymond was an accomplished writer with multiple publications. He started working as an Adjunct Professor of English at Texas A&M-Kingsville. He then went back to his alma mater and began teaching English at H.M. King High School where he remained until his passing. Raymond wanted his students to succeed and have the opportunity to receive higher education as he did.