Economist and statistician Ray Weinstein, a native of Milwaukee, died April 10 of pulmonary disease. He was 84.
He graduated from West Division High School in 1936. Following his graduation from Milwaukee State Teachers College in 1940, he moved to Washington D.C., where he resided for more than 50 years. He worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce, which awarded him two medals for his service. He returned to Milwaukee in 1993.
He was a member of B’nai B’rith and of Beth El Ner Tamid Synagogue and its Men’s Club.
He is survived by his wife Rachael (nee Nye) of Glendale; son Martin (Michelle) Weinstein of Flossmoor, Ill.; sisters Bernice Persten and Loretta Cohn, both of Glendale; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A son, Allan Weinstein, died in 2000.
Burial was in Spring Hill Cemetery on April 14. Cantor Jerome Berkowitz officiated.
