William Dean Wray (1910 – 1962) Mathematician/Cryptologist

He was off work about two or three weeks and when he came
back he was under Doctor’s orders to work only four hours a day.
This he did for a little over a week and then the Cuban missile
crisis flared up and our Agency was heavily involved. The
organization Bill was directing at the time was responsible for
this area. … Bill quickly forgot his doctors orders and started
putting in long days. We all put in extra hours and I can
remember going home after a 12 or 14 hour day and seeing Bill
still around the area. I know that at least on one occasion he
didn’t go home at all but managed to get a little rest on a bed in
the dispensary. Just as the Cuban missile crisis came to an end
Bill went into his terminal illness and shortly thereafter passed
away. There is no question in my mind that Bill sacrificed his life
for his country.
John Guccione