Raymond W Cave Biography
Born in Toronto as George Barnaby Quilty in 1948, Ray was adopted by Beatrice and Erwood Cave from Sault Ste Marie ( "the Soo" ), Ontario. While attending Sir James Dunn C&VS high school, his weekends included drag racing and singing in a rock band called "The Dimensions."
"Looking back, thanks to my parents, I had my 15 minutes of fame at an early age."
He graduated as an Industrial Engineer from General Motors Institute (Kettering University) in Flint, Michigan in 1972.
(Click on photos for info)
|
While working at Algoma Steel in "the Soo", after his first solo pilot flight in 1978, he bought a Cessna C-180 float plane. Within one year, he was "winging it" - hunting & fishing "up north" and diving "down south" in the Bahamas.
After 20 years of engineering positions with General Motors, Algoma Steel, Alex Harvey Industries (New Zealand), DeHavilland Aircraft (Downsview), Ray abandoned the stress of high level management, became a commercial pilot and headed for the Caribbean in 1988.
"Funny, how hobbies can turn into careers?"
|
After 22,000 landings as an Airline Transport Pilot, Capt'n Cave gave up the adventures of flying, sailing and swimming with sharks. But he never abandoned his passion for hot rods, song writing and singing for supper. As a Canadian, his "semi-retirement" in Florida proved futile with the ban on visas after the "9-11" terrorist attack in the USA, so he loaded up his '67 El Camino and moved back to his home town, "the Soo."
|
After 40 years apart, Ray Cave met his teenage sweetheart, Linda Dawe at their high school reunion in 2006. Having married Linda in 2007, he now works as a song promoter to radio with his wife, the president of Music Solutions Inc. www.musicsolutions.com
"It's ironic, back in high school, Linda & I used to joke about being in the music business."
|
|
