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Donald Ray McCoy of Las Cruces, NM died Monday, February 17 2025. He was 92 years old. He has been residents of Las Cruces since 2004. Mr. McCoy was born in Superior, IA. After graduating high school in 1950, Mr. McCoy moved to Minneapolis, MN to study at the Minneapolis School of Art. In 1954, he interrupted his studies to join the Army, where he spent almost 3 years living and working at Camp Zama, Japan. After completing his tour in the Army, he returned to Minneapolis to complete his Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree at the Minneapolis School of Art, and went to work for the Burroughs Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. In 1963, he left the Midwest for Washington, D.C., where he went to work as a Visual Information Specialist for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He retired in 1992.