RAYMOND "RAY" RENE, 68, of Plano, TX passed away
July 9, 2024, with burial in Ridgeview Cemeter
at Allen, TX.
He was born to Antoinier René & Anita LeClerc on
July 28, 1955, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Raymond
was one of six siblings born and raised in Haiti.
He completed primary and secondary school there,
before moving to New York to attain his higher
education and technical training. He graduated
from Bronx Community College in New York, and
Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. While
in school, Raymond married Nina Warren and was
blessed with the birth of his first son, Vladmir
and his “favorite/only” daughter, Natacha. After
several years together, the union of Raymond and
Nina came to an amicable end.
Raymond commenced his professional life at AT&T
Bell Laboratories in New Jersey. Throughout his
illustrious career, Raymond, an electrical engineer
by trade, was awarded multiple patents for his
research, innovations, and inventions in the
telecommunications industry.
Some years later, while attending a Haitian community
ball in Connecticut, Raymond met the love of his life,
Marie-Frantz Tomolien. They married in March of 1990
and were blessed with two sons, Anthony and Stephan.
Raymond’s work would eventually bring him to North
Texas, where he worked for Lucent Technologies,
Lineage Power, and GE. Raymond and his young family
settled in Richardson, TX, where they remained for
15 years. The family then relocated to Plano, TX,
where they’ve lived for the past 19 years.
Raymond was a valued and respected member of and
leader in his community. Often, his knowledge, wisdom,
and advice were sought out by friends, family and
colleagues alike. Raymond always kept current with
world news, politics, economics, and current events.
He belonged to several professional and community
organizations & participated in countless charitable
endeavors. He was a polyglot, an avid chess player
and a sports enthusiast, especially soccer and tennis.
Raymond was ceaselessly devoted to his Catholic faith,
his immediate as well as extended family, and friends
far and wide. Earlier this year, Raymond lost his
eldest son, Vladimir, to inexplicable, senseless
violence. This event was a contemptible tragedy that
affected Raymond and the entire family in a very deep
and profound way. He was mourning the death of his
first born when serious illness befell him. That
illness, coupled with a broken heart, proved too
much to overcome.
We celebrate and cherish both of their lives, the
time we were granted with them, and their memory
forever.
Raymond is survived by his wife, Marie-Frantz “Frantzie”
René of Plano, TX; daughter, Natacha René (Oneil Howe)
of Little Elm, TX; son, Anthony René of Irving, TX;
son, Stephan René of Houston, TX; grandsons, Michael
Munroe and Gabriel René of Port St. Lucie, FL; sisters,
Anne Marie Guerrier (Jude) of Coral Springs, FL;
Hortense René of Selden, NY; brothers, Jean Robert
René (Margarette) of Nyack, NY; Alix René of Miami,
FL; aunt, Erna LaFontant; nephews, Clifford, Kendall,
Jean Robert, Gregory, Alex, Fabrice, Olivier; niece,
Stephanie; cousins, Felix Sr., Merilia, Mathilde,
Serge Joseph, Carline Osselin; best friends Bill
Onibudo, Roosevelt Carr, and many other family
members, and friends.
Raymond was preceded in death by his parents, Antoinier
and Anita; bonus mother, Marie Constance Valentin; son,
Vladmir “Vlado” René (Alethea); sister, Brigitte
Raymonde Princivil (Jean Robert); niece, Fabienne
Princivil; aunt, Theolide LeClerc; cousins Antonine
LeClerc; and Nerva LeClerc (Betty Jean).