Robert Ray Mink, age 80, a longtime resident of Aberdeen, died on Monday, January 7, 2013, at Pacific Care Center in Hoquiam. Mr. Mink was born on August 30, 1932, at the family home home in Vesta, Washington to Vollie F. and Nona G. (Ward) Mink.
For the first five years, he attended schools in Brooklyn, Washington. The family moved to Hoquiam in 1942. He was active in scouting where he attained the rank of Star. After graduating from Hoquiam High School in 1952, he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve.