surveyor
11-19-2007, 05:18 PM
Raymond Leigh, Jr. passed away Saturday, succumbing to cancer. As was his custom, it wasn't for lack of a determined fight.
I got my start in the surveying business working for him over 20 years ago. He was truly ahead of his time. He was among the first surveyors in private practice to incorporate GPS technology in his surveys.
It was a pleasure working with him on boundary surveys of some of the most prominent property in the area, including Bernheim Forest, Beam Distilleries and Seagram's property near the Beam property, and other projects too numerous to mention.
Ray was also part of a surveying team that surveyed the boundary of the Lincoln Homestead property several years ago in Hodgenville.
Ray was also an accomplished astronomer, having built two large reflecting telescopes (12-14-inches in diameter by 8 - 10 feet) by hand, including grinding and polishing the large mirror.
Prior to setting out on his own, Ray worked for the Corps of Engineers and was instrumental in the surveys that led to construction of the Taylorsville Lake Dam.
There's not many people left like him and he will be truly and sorely missed.:icon_sad:
I got my start in the surveying business working for him over 20 years ago. He was truly ahead of his time. He was among the first surveyors in private practice to incorporate GPS technology in his surveys.
It was a pleasure working with him on boundary surveys of some of the most prominent property in the area, including Bernheim Forest, Beam Distilleries and Seagram's property near the Beam property, and other projects too numerous to mention.
Ray was also part of a surveying team that surveyed the boundary of the Lincoln Homestead property several years ago in Hodgenville.
Ray was also an accomplished astronomer, having built two large reflecting telescopes (12-14-inches in diameter by 8 - 10 feet) by hand, including grinding and polishing the large mirror.
Prior to setting out on his own, Ray worked for the Corps of Engineers and was instrumental in the surveys that led to construction of the Taylorsville Lake Dam.
There's not many people left like him and he will be truly and sorely missed.:icon_sad:
