Ray Forest Hupp Jr.

SERVICES: 10:30 AM Thursday, August 11, 2005 at the Hi-Land Christian Church in Pampa, with Mike Sublett, minister, officiating.BURIAL: Graveside services will be at 2:30 PM Thursday at Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.BIOGRAPHY: This world will greatly miss the brightness and love that Ray Forest Hupp, Jr. brought into this world. He was lovingly known to all as "R. F.", and you could always count on laughter when you were with him. R. F. was born on Oct. 4, 1966 in Amarillo and graduated from Pampa High School in 1985. He attended West Texas State University and Texas Tech University, and he was an avid swimmer, golfer, and sports fan. He ultimately became an instructor for the Regis Corporation and traveled the world to teach. His home church was Hi-Land Christian Church in Pampa where he was baptized in 1973. SURVIVORS: Daughter: Hailey Elaine Hupp of Houston; mother and father: Katy and Ray Hupp, Sr. of Pampa; brother: Eric Hupp and wife Elizabeth of El Paso; sister: Mitzi Bowman and husband Brad of Amarillo; paternal grandmother: Clara Hupp of Pampa; 2 nieces: Erin Hupp and Elke Hupp, both of El Paso; many aunts, uncles, cousins, and wonderful friends.MEMORIALS: American Diabetes Association, Potter/Randall Chapter, P. O. Box 50433, Amarillo, Texas 79159 or Spanish American Evangelistic Ministries, 650 Linwood Dr., El Paso, TX 79928.