Raymond M. Tortolani ’56

Raymond M. Tortolani ’56, of Hutchinson Island, Fla.; Aug. 29.  After graduating from Brown, he entered the Navy Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an ensign in May 1957. He served aboard the USS St. Paul and USS Oriskany and was later commissioned a lieutenant junior grade. He followed his military service with a business career in market research at Dow Chemical in Midland, Mich. He later worked for an advertising agency in Manhattan, taking a position as executive vice president of marketing and market research. Eventually he and his family relocated to Stamford, Conn., and lived there for 20 years. There he started his own business, Market Forum. He retired in 1990 to Hutchinson Island and enjoyed tennis, golfing, swimming, and boating. He was able to pursue his lifelong dream and love of writing and published two books: The Last Nazi: A Tale of Passion and Sorrow and The War the South was Forced to Fight. He is survived by his wife, Lorraine; two sons; and eight grandchildren.