Mr. Raymond Leroy Gilmore

July 9, 1948 - August 31, 2020

Interment Will occur at a later date at: Hill Side Cemetery 1401 Woodland Avenue, Plainfield, NJ Today we celebrate the life of Raymond Leroy Gilmore. He was born on July 9, 1948 at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey, to Ethel Stedman Gilmore Picon and Edwin Raymond Gilmore. Ray was a resident of Plainfield, NJ where he graduated from Plainfield High School, class of 1966, where he was an outstanding baseball player. Ray continued playing basketball while attending St. Augustine’s in Raleigh, NC. At the time of his death he resided in Greenville, NC. Ray graduated from St. Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC with a BA in Sociology & Social Welfare. He received his Master of Social Work from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Raymond’s career was concentrated in Mental Health, Case Management and Transitional Services. During his career in Social Work, Ray was recognized for outstanding performance as a Family Crisis Counselor for the Union County, NJ. Providing critical support to the court system in effectively managing juvenile cases with the elite “Distinguished County Employee” award. He also managed portfolio of implementation of care plans for the elderly as Case Manager for the Union County Division on Aging with accountability for development. Earlier in his career he launched, built and ran the UMDNJ staff of Child & Adolescent Service Program. Ray was a school Social Worker for the Plainfield Board of Education, Facility Director for John Umstead Psychiatric Hospital, North Carolina Division of Mental Health, statewide consultant. Beside being an avid basketball enthusiast, Ray was a wine connoisseur, movie buff, fitness, and he enjoyed cooking, reading, jazz, R&B and traveling. Ray was an ordained minister in the Apostolic Church. Ray was a devoted and caring partner to Tiffany Williams, as well as a caring father, grandfather, great-grandfather, cousin, uncle and friend. His contagious sense of humor smile and boisterous laugh will never be forgotten. Ray was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin R. Gilmore, Ethel Picon; stepfather, Harley Picon, Sr.; brother, Christopher Gilmore; sisters, Carolyn J. Whitley, Louise Betty Robinson; brother, Harley Picon; sister, Yvonne Picon; mother of his children, Shirley Gilmore. Ray leaves to cherish his memory, his sons, Jeffery, Gregory, Kevin, Raymond Jr. and Diandra; his daughters, Adrienne, Alexis (Ratiq) and Naya; sisters, Roye-Ann Gilmore Hargrove-Wallace (Robert), Tena Gilmore; brother, David Gilmore; mother of his children, Tanya Spivey; a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.