Raymond L. Vinicky
1952-05-15 - 2023-06-24
Obituary
Raymond L. Vinicky age 71 of Chicago Heights, Illinois passed away on June 24, 2023. Beloved husband to Cynthia ‘Cindy’ (nee Haseman); loving father to Jerilynn (Jack) Kalwasinski and Denise Most. Beautiful grandfather to Delanie, Kasey and Rylie. Fond brother to Ron (Roni) Vinicky. Uncle to many. Preceded in death by his parents Raymond and Louise (James) Vinicky. Raymond was a retired fireman for the Garden Homes Fire Department in Alsip, Illinois and was an official at Raceway Park. Ray also assisted many drivers at Raceway Park and Illiana Motor Speedway over the years and was a manager for a Transmission Shop.
Visitation and service on Monday, July 3rd from 3PM until 8PM with a 7PM service at Kerr-Parzygnot Funeral Home, 540 Dixie Hwy. (at Joe Orr Rd.), Chicago Heights, IL 60411. (708) 754-0016.
Some of my most treasured memories with Ray were annual trips to the NASCAR race in Michigan (Ray would be in his “Intimidator” shirt with me sporting “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville”) as well going to the Indy 500 with our group. The old gang also attended Street Machine Nationals over the years. I fondly recall the many Saturday nights my wife and I enjoyed with Ray and his wife alone or with other couples. We also had many costume parties (photo). Ray was always so much fun to be around and was a genuinely good guy.
Deepest condolences to Ray’s family – may their memories and faith provide comfort to them.