Obituary provided by his son Nial McGaughey

H. Raymond McGaughey (Raymond) completed his medical degree at Queens University Belfast in 1956. He performed his internship at Belfast City Hospital, and went on to Residencies in Canada and the United States. His Pediatric certification came in 1962 from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada. He obtained his Diplomate from the American Board of Pediatrics and was a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

In 1977 He obtained his specialist certification in Neonatal Perinatal Medicine from the American Board of Pediatrics. He was one of the first physicians in North America to obtain qualification in this pioneering field of medicine. He published several papers in the field of Neonatology over the course of his life.

He took his knowledge and became an instructor/fellow at Johns Hopkins University Pediatric Department which then lead him to becoming an assistant professor of Neonatology at the University of Colorado Department of Pediatrics. His knowledge and experience were applied at University of Utah Medical School where he was a clinical research fellow. In later years he taught Neonatology at the University of Washington School of Medicine.

He served as Director of Neonatology at Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital where he stepped into the role as the head of the newly opened NBICU.

Raymond's career spanned much of the western states and provinces which allowed him to discover and develop a lifelong passion for fly fishing. His locale frequently gave him ample opportunity to pursue travels in the rugged and beautiful back country, surrounded by mountains and rivers full of adventure and angling. After retiring from medicine in 2001, he was able to throw his line in the water throughout spectacular scenery in Montana, Utah and Idaho and he became an expert angler. His quest for the ultimate fishing spot lead him to the mountains of Argentina and his residence in Lethbridge, Canada, where an epic day of fishing in the rocky mountains was only a short drive away from home.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Yolanda, his two sons and 3 rambunctious grandchildren.