Ray Steele
Journeyman Makeup Artist 
 June 17, 1935 - December 4, 2022

Ray Steele joined Local 706 in July of 1967 after passing the test and attaining Journeyman Status. He was the son of Charles M. Steele the Columbia Lot Steward, from Local 727.   He apprenticed under Ben Lane at Columbia.  He was an Armed Services veteran having served from April 1958 thru March 1960. 

During his makeup  career, he worked on many television shows but was especially proud of the work he did on the Mary Tyler Moore Show, where he met his wife Judy Evans, who was a Costume Designer.  She pre deceased him in 2017.  Other shows that he worked on were WKRP in Cincinnati, Benson, Soap, It’s a Living, and Bosom Buddies. He also worked on Planet of the Apes.  In 1977, he worked on the Betty White Show, and his wife Judy worked on Golden Girls, which started a love affair for the raising and rescuing of Alpaca’s, all under the encouragement and guidance from Betty White.   

Ray retired from Local 706 in August 1997, and took an Honorable Withdrawal in September of 1999. His he is survived by his next of kin, son Kevin Steele and Kevin’s wife Camille Steele. No services have been planned.

Judy and Ray Steele

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