Raymond R. High Eagle, 91 years old, passed away on December 13, 2018 in Hot Springs, SD.

Raymond was born on May 2, 1927 in Devil's Lake, ND to Lenore Ecoffey High Eagle and Raymond Ribble High Eagle, Sr.

Raymond served in the U.S. Navy during World War II with an underwater demolition team (UDT). He was a Frogman, part of an elite force trained to reconnoiter and destroy enemy threats; predecessors of today's SEALS.

Ray played semi-pro baseball and was an avid golfer. He held degrees in Engineering (Mechanical and Electrical) from UCLA and a Masters in Electrical from Cal Tech.

He was an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. He served on several board of directors including, the Rural America Initiatives and the Pennington County Housing Commission. He worked as a grant writer, project planner, and office manager for 25 years for the United Sioux Tribes Development. Ray spent time as a tribal judge for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and assisted with the Winona Club of Rapid City by raising funds and developing blueprints for a new museum to be located near Sioux San. He also founded and carried out a golf club project for at risk youth on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Ray and Betty Haubert married in 1947 and had four children: Raymond Ribble III, Robin Thomas, Rhonda Lea and Renee Marie. They lived in Reseda, CA. Both sons predeceased him, as did Ray's second wife Beverly Green High Eagle.

He was active with charitable organizations and concerned with the welfare of children. Ray was an artist and a poet. All who came in contact with Ray will miss him greatly.

Graveside services will be on Tuesday, December 18 at 12:30 p.m. at the Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis with Chaplin (Ret.) Herbert B. Cleveland officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the Sturgis volunteer Honor Guard and the U. S. Navy.