Raymond Matz, age 90, a resident of Norwalk, CT for over 17 years, died Monday June 13, 2016. Born in Jamaica Queens, Feb. 18, 1926, he was the son of the late Herbert E. and Gertrude K. Matz. Ray was a W.W. II vet who fought in the Battle of the Bulge and served in Patton's 3rd Army. Afterwards he was deployed to Japan during the occupation and had his interest in architecture kindled there. Following the war, he enrolled in Cornell University's School of Architecture on the G.I. Bill and became a member of Phi Gamma Delta. Graduating with honors in 1951, he was immediately recruited by Perkins and Will, one of the largest architectural firms in the country at that time. Upon leaving, he worked for Marcel Breuer and then started his own firm in White Plains, NY. In his long career, he designed and brought to fruition many diverse residential and corporate architectural projects, including the West Village Houses of Greenwich Village in collaboration with the late Jane Jacobs. Ray was a real gentleman with a wry sense of humor, who enjoyed all that life had to offer. He was interested in the arts, classical and jazz music, sports cars, and playing golf. He had been a volunteer at The Bruce Museum in Greenwich and at FISH of Norwalk, as a driver. He and his wife Carol loved to discover new places and traveled extensively. Ray is survived by his wife of 17 years, Carol B. Fucigna of Norwalk, sons, Jeffrey Matz of Greenwich, CT and Paul Matz, daughter-in-law Elizabeth Healy of San Francisco, CA, two grandchildren, Lucy and Hudson Matz, and Carol's extended family. He was pre-deceased by his former wife Donna M. Cranmer. Contributions in Ray's memory can be made to Doctors Without Borders, or The National Trust For Historic Preservation.