Lorne Rayborn "Ray" Shantz was born March 16, 1905 in Plattsville, Ontario, the son of Jacob M. Shantz and Mary Ann Bingeman. He moved to Kitchener in 1925, where he met and married Lorraine Schneider. Shantz retired from his position as Advertising and Public Relations Manager at J.M. Schneider Inc. in 1970. He was first elected to the Kitchener Public School Board in 1946, serving as the chairman of Physical Health and Safety Committee in 1947 and as Board chairman from 1948 to 1949 and in 1953. He died January 1, 1982 and was buried at Woodland Cemetery.