Raymond (Ray) Mears has spent most of his life in one of two places, California or Texas. Born in Fort Worth, he has lived through the Great Depression, World War II, the Kennedy assassination and the Reagan years. for the past few years he has resided in Amarillo, Texas. He has always had a God-given talent for putting words together in rhyme (in song or verse) in such a way that a message or story is told. Having begun his career singing with various bands in the Country-Western field, he (as he puts it) saw the light and now devotes all his talent and energy to serving God. He now resides in Keller, Texas.