Saul Ray Rueby, Jr. – (1 Sep 1926 – 7 Apr 2019) – Born in Michigan City to Saul Ray Rueby (Rubenstein), Sr., Indiana, Rueby graduated from Monroe High School in 1944 and entered the Army Air Corps in W.W.II until 1946. Ray attended the University of Rochester and earned a BA in English. While in university, Ray was a member of Keidaean Society, editor of the fraternity magazine, The Shield of Theta Delta Chi, and co-wrote a column for Gannett Papers called Writing is Fun.

After graduating in 1955, he joined his father in the family screenprinting business. The Rueby Process specialized in awards was located at 1461 Hudson Ave., Rochester, NY.

Rueby Process was a charter member of the Screen Process Printing Association (SPPA) upon its founding in 1948 and the Advertising Specialty Association (ASI) founded in 1950.

Rueby would eventually become CEO of Rueby Process upon his father’s retirement. Rueby pioneered creating promotional product programs for Corning, General Electric, Global Crossing, Kodak, Xerox, and many others. The company was renamed Rueby Corporation in 1959.

Rueby was a prolific author with a B.A. in English from the University of Rochester. Rueby wrote monthly management columns for trade journals on an international basis. He was also an artist and teacher.

As was his father, Rueby was highly active in the Screen Process Printing Association and the Advertising Specialty Association (ASI).

In 1968, the Screen Process Printing Association changed it’s name to Screen Printing Association International (SPAI).

In 1973, Rueby founded the Academy of Screenprinting under the umbrella of Screen Printing Association International.

In 1995-96, Rueby would eventually serve as President of the Screen Printing Association International.

Ray wrote the monthly, full-page Office Memo column in Screen Printing Magazine for 12 years. He also wrote management articles for other trade journals, and a monthly column for an international magazine. He was also an artist and teacher.

After retiring in 2001, Ray began a new career as an author and book publisher and resumed his interest in drawing and painting. He published The Magic of Your Name, a business biography, in 2004 and 2007, a novel entitled Flora’s Money.

“The Magic of Your Name: Tales and Tips: Our 65 Years in the World of Promotional Products.”, 224 pages, Tobey Arts 2004,  ISBN-10: 0974042803 and ISBN-13: 978-0974042800

“Flora’s Money: An American Novel,” 314 pages, Tobey Arts 2007, ASIN: B0051QNQB8

Saul Ray Rueby, Jr. passed away on 7 Apr 2019.