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Raymond Allen Duncan, Sr.

September 30, 1938 — November 9, 2023

Raymond Allen Duncan Sr., 85, of El Mirage, Arizona passed peacefully at home Thursday, November 9th, 2023. Raymond Sr. was born September 30th, 1938, in Rossville, GA to the late Walter and Ora Josephine Duncan. He demonstrated exemplary service to his country in the United States Air Force, enlisting in 1956 and honorably discharged in 1983, achieving the highest enlisted rank of Chief Master Sergeant. Raymond Sr. then devoted his substantial skill set to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station as an Emergency Planning Coordinator until his retirement. He had an unsurpassed dedication to his family, deeply loved our family dogs, was an enthusiastic golf fan and an avid follower of Arizona sports.


He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of sixty years, Lillian Gloria Duncan.


Raymond Sr. is survived by his children, Linda (Duncan) Lagerhausen and her husband John, Raymond Duncan Jr. and his wife Jennifer, James Duncan and his wife Lisa; grandchildren, Kaitlin, Eriq, Kristen and Allison; brothers, Douglas and Hubert; and treasured dog Coco.


A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30am on Monday, November 20, 2023 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W. Thomas Road, Avondale, AZ. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2:30pm on Monday, November 20, 2023, at the National Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ.


In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Arizona Humane Society.

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Mass

Monday, November 20, 2023

10:30 - 11:30 am (Mountain (no DST) time)

13720 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392

13720 West Thomas Road, Avondale, AZ 85392

Memorial Mass at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 13720 W Thomas Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392

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Service

Monday, November 20, 2023

2:30 - 3:00 pm (Mountain (no DST) time)

23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024

23029 North Cave Creek Road, Phoenix, AZ 85024

Military Honors and Graveside Service at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, 23029 N Cave Creek Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85024

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