RAY RAULSTON, age 71, a resident of Irving since 1973, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at his home. Born December 15, 1940 in Hugo, Oklahoma, he was a graduate of the U S Naval Academy. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam War, he was a commercial airline pilot for Braniff, Piedmont and U S Air. A member of Plymouth Park Baptist Church, where he was a lifetime deacon and member of the choir, he is survived by his wife of 44 years, Nancy D. Raulston of Irving; daughters, Jill Dyer and husband Brent of Spring, Texas, and Julie Dalavai and husband Emmanuel of Euless; grandchildren, Blake Dyer and Kate Dyer; sister Ann Bayless and husband Al Brende of Houston; brother, Ron Raulston and wife Carole of Houston; and a niece, Elizabeth Raulston of Tulsa, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends 6:00 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, Texas. A memorial service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday at Plymouth Park Baptist Church, 1714 North Story Road in Irving.