Raye Jean Montague sits in the sunroom of her home and tells one of many engaging stories about her amazing life. One of which included a request to receive the same canon statue captains get once they retire.
Two years after she toured the submarine, she moved to Pine Bluff with her mother Flossie Graves McNeel. In the eighth grade at Merrill High School, she told her fellow students she was going to be an engineer. She said her teacher, Ms. Erma Holliday told her to aim for the stars and that “at worst you’ll land on the moon.” In high school, Montague said she signed herself up for mathematics courses and refused to attend the mandatory Home Economics classes initially. Eventually, Montague’s attendance included an agreement between her high school principal and her mother. “My mother was the wind beneath my wings, and she supported me even
Although Montague has several displays that document the journey of her life like plates from one of the computer's she programmed on (below), she enjoys life with her family and dog, Henry (at right).
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