Ray Autenrieb

Township Trustee

Ray Autenrieb began his 4 year term in January of 2010. He was born December 31, 1940 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is married to Suzanne and is the father of five and grandfather of 10. He has lived in Goshen Township since 1997.

 A Little Bit About Ray:

Occupation:Contractor/Remodeling. Has been in the construction business for over 30 years.

Additional Occupations: Substance abuse counseling for Veteran Affairs, Fort Thomas, Ky. Police Officer for the Veteran Affairs, Cincinnati, Ohio.
North Carolina State Veteran Service Officer. Supervised eight counties, servicing over 125,000 clients. Assisting veterans, spouses, widows, and children in obtaining veterans benefits. Worked directly with State and Federal Offices as well as Congressman and Senators. Deputy Sheriff, Parker County, Texas. 

Community Involvement: PastPresident of the Goshen Chamber of Commerce.
Served as the chairman of the safety tax levy in 2008. Founding President of the Vietnam Veterans of Eastern North Carolina. Three years as a volunteer firefighter and Captain of the Rescue Squad, Woodbridge Virginia. Volunteer reserve police officer, Springtown, Texas.

Education:Attended Hughes High School. Completed GED in military in 1959. Attended many military schools both officer and enlisted courses.In 1992, at age 52, graduated from East Carolina University with a B.A. Degree from the School of Social Work.

Military:Served in the military over 20 years.Retired from the U.S. Marine Corps as a Gunnery Sergeant.
Served in numerous conflict zones such as Formosa (Taiwan Straights), Cuba, Laos, and two tours in Vietnam.
Stateside duties include Officer Basic School, Quantico, Virginia, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, D.C., and Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base, Virginia.  Retired, at Marine Detachment, Defense Language Institute, Monterey, California.During my career as a Marine, I met the President of the United States on two separate occasions.Supervised in excess of 200 Marines at any one time, to include in a combat zone.

For more information on Ray, you may visit his webpage at www.rayautenrieb.com