MADISON – Professor emeritus Robert W. Bray, age 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2007. He joined the faculty in the Department of Meat and Animal Science in 1941, followed by a three-year stint with the Navy in World War II. He returned to spend the rest of his career at the university, retiring in 1984. He is credited with initiating the Meat Science teaching, research and extension programs.