Artist Name
James Raymond

heart icon off (0 users)
Logo
transparent

Artist Image
artist thumb

Functions

transparent
Data Complete
percent bar 30%

Album Releases refreshview
None found, add some?

Members
members icon 1 Male

Origin
flag Los Angeles, USA

Genre
genre icon Pop

Style
---

Mood
---

Born

born icon 1915

Active
calendar icon ---dead icon 1978

Cutout
transparent

heart icon Most Loved Tracks
No loved tracks found...

youtube icon Music Video Links
No Music Videos Found...



Artist Biography
Available in: gb icon
James Raymond (1915-1978), was a school custodian in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and was employed as head custodian at the Our Lady of the Angels School from 1945 to 1965. When a fire broke out at the school on December 1, 1958, Mr. Raymond was responsible for saving the lives of the students and teacher in one of the second floor classrooms. Four of his own children in school that day also survived the fire.
James Raymond was born in Holland, Michigan and moved to Chicago in 1938. He married and began his job at the church and school in 1945.
Distraught by the events of December 1, 1958, and by unfounded accusations that he had set fire to the building, Raymond descended into alcoholism and was let go from his position in 1965. He died a broken man in 1978 of cancer.
Some feel Raymond was unjustly blamed for the fire and today there is an effort by survivors of the fire, led by the Friends of OLA organization, to have the Chicago city government pass a resolution proclaiming Mr. Raymond a hero, instead of being the person responsible. Also, there is a scholarship named for James Raymond awarded each year to a child of a Firefighter by Friends of OLA. This includes notable St. Patrick alumnus, Danny Bowery, grandson of Thomas Power, one of the many Chicago firefighters who battled that blaze.
wiki icon

Wide Thumb
transparent

Clearart
transparent

Fanart
transparent icon
transparent icontransparent icon

Banner
transparent icon

User Comments

transparent iconNo comments yet..


Status
unlocked icon Unlocked
Last Edit by laurent94jbl1
23rd Dec 2020

Socials


Streaming


External Links
fanart.tv icon musicbrainz icon last.fm icon website icon unlocked iconwebsite icon unlocked iconamazon icon