Ray Blum

Raymond Edward Blum (April 11, 1919 – May 5, 2010) was an American speed skater who competed at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He placed 20th in the Men's 1500 metres competition in a field of 45 and 17th in the Men's 5000 metres event in a field of 40. He was born in Nutley, New Jersey, and was a member of the Paterson Skating Club.^[1] He attended the Newark College of Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and earned a Bachelor's degree from the institution in 1950,^[2] after a stint in the United States Navy during World War II. He spent his later life working as an aerospace engineer for several companies in New England and California.^[3] On October 26, 1996, he was inducted into the NJIT Highlanders' Hall of Fame for his success as both a cyclist and a speed skater,^[2] as well as the American National Speedskating Museum and Hall of Fame on May 17, 1969.^[4] He died on May 5, 2010, in New Jersey.^[3]