Ray Vecchio

This article is about the Mississippi politician. For the television character, see Due South characters § Detective Raymond Vecchio.

Raymond Robert Vecchio (February 15, 1933 – October 9, 2015) was an American politician who served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. After being narrowly defeated by Gautier mayor John Read in the 1992 Democratic Party primary election for his state house seat, he worked as a field representative in the office of Congressman Gene Taylor.^[1]

Ray Vecchio
Official portrait of Vecchio, 1988
Member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 112th district
In office January 8, 1985 – January 5, 1993
Preceded by	Royce Luke
Succeeded by	John Read
Personal details
Born	Raymond Robert Vecchio (1933-02-15)February 15, 1933 Rochester, New York
Died	October 9, 2015(2015-10-09) (aged 82) Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Anna Clyde Thames ​ (m. 1952)​
Education	St. John Fisher College Boston University Golden Gate University
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1952–1979
Rank	Major
Battles/wars	Korean War