Memorial set for Dr. Sammy Ray.

Oct 21, 2013 • 1 min. read

Texas A&M University at Galveston will host a Memorial Service to honor Dr. Sammy Ray, world-renowned marine biologist and one of the founders of the university, who died on Monday, Oct. 13.

Dr. Sammy Ray, a world-renowned marine biologist and one of the founders of Texas A&M University at Galveston, died here earlier today at age 94.

Few people have the opportunity to see their work shown at the Smithsonian Institution, but at 93 Dr. Sammy Ray, a marine biology professor at Texas A&M University and world-renowned oyster expert, will have that pleasure.

Reddish brown algae blooms are coloring the coastline of Texas, and as a result, state officials have banned oyster harvesting.